However, my favorite use of "Pirate talk" is to help students with those tricky r controlled vowels. I introduce one sound at a time in my reading group. I test the student's ability to read words with the target sound and move on as they find success. They love the chant:
AR says "arrr" like a pirate. art, park, star
Or a pirate can say more. more, for, your, floor, board
Will a pirate steer near here? steer, near, here
A pirate can get tired. tire, fire, wire
Er-er-er the pirate is unsure. Her girl sure learns words.
When they're there,
the pirates wear their fair share. fair, share, wear
there, their, they're
Those last three are the trickiest. I explain that "there" is a place like here, there, everywhere. The "their" with an "i" in the middle shows belonging. "It is their treasure." And "they're" is the contraction for "they are". It helps the children with spelling these words correctly to point out that each of them begins with the word "the".
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