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Review: Syllables, Endings and Careful Reading

Apply divide a two-syllable word, read an inflectional ending, check a tricky high-frequency word, read with the sentence meaning using supplied texts and original responses.

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Unit review questions
1. Word: robot. Base help in helped. Tricky word: does. Sentence: Does it help? Which division shows the supplied word as two spoken syllables?
Need a hint?
  • Listen to vowel sounds, not just letters.
  • Do not divide every pair of letters.
2. Word: robot. Base help in helped. Tricky word: does. Sentence: Does it help? Which ending is attached to the supplied base word?
Need a hint?
  • Played has one syllable.
  • Do not always pronounce -ed as /ed/.
3. Word: robot. Base help in helped. Tricky word: does. Sentence: Does it help? Which supplied word has a spelling part that needs special attention?
Need a hint?
  • In said, ai has the short-e sound.
  • A familiar-looking word still needs to match the letters.
4. Word: robot. Base help in helped. Tricky word: does. Sentence: Does it help? What ending cue is supplied, or what must be checked if the mark is missing?
Need a hint?
  • Pause at an ending mark.
  • Do not race through words you have not decoded.

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Use the skills in a new task

Make a short complete response demonstrating the four skills in this unit. Adult-assisted reading: At sunset, one robot was resting. Divide sunset and robot, find -ing, notice one and was, and read the sentence twice with a natural finish. Explain that the robot was resting, rather than racing. Longer writing targets in optional extensions can be completed in a later session.

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  • Say the complete word, mark the vowel sounds and try the indicated division. Blend the two spoken parts back into a word.
  • Locate the supplied base word inside the longer word. Read the base and ending together; -ed need not add a whole syllable.
  • Read the named word with an adult. Map its regular sounds, mark the unexpected spelling and then read the whole sentence.
  • Read once for accurate words, reread in phrase groups and use the ending mark to decide the voice.
Compare with a model response

At sunset, one robot was resting. Sunset divides sun-set and robot divides ro-bot. Resting uses base rest plus -ing. One and was contain spelling parts an adult can model because ordinary patterns alone may not predict them. I read At sunset as one phrase and finish naturally at the period. The sentence means the robot was resting, not racing or walking.

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