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Review: Word Families, Syllables and Accurate Fluency

Apply use a meaning-changing prefix, identify a derivational suffix, count spoken syllables, choose a reading repair using supplied texts and original responses.

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Unit review questions
1. Prefix: re- in rewrite. Suffix: -ness in calmness. Word: tomato. Problem: reader reads in broken one-word chunks. What meaning does the highlighted prefix add?
Need a hint?
  • Preview is a viewing before.
  • Not every similar beginning is a meaningful prefix.
2. Prefix: re- in rewrite. Suffix: -ness in calmness. Word: tomato. Problem: reader reads in broken one-word chunks. What is the supplied suffix’s job?
Need a hint?
  • Kindness names a quality.
  • A word ending changes meaning, not only pronunciation.
3. Prefix: re- in rewrite. Suffix: -ness in calmness. Word: tomato. Problem: reader reads in broken one-word chunks. How many syllables are in the supplied word?
Need a hint?
  • Education is ed-u-ca-tion here.
  • Do not count silent e as an extra spoken beat.
4. Prefix: re- in rewrite. Suffix: -ness in calmness. Word: tomato. Problem: reader reads in broken one-word chunks. Which repair directly addresses the supplied reading problem?
Need a hint?
  • Use the stated difficulty.
  • Faster rereading does not automatically fix an unknown word.

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Use the skills in a new task

Make a short complete response demonstrating the four skills in this unit. Read the original line: Before preschool, I reread a helpful note. Explain pre-, re- and -ful; divide preschool and helpful into two syllables each; read Before preschool as a phrase. If note is mistaken for not, use final-e decoding and reread. Longer writing targets in optional extensions can be completed in a later session.

Work on paper or in your own document. Explain the choices you made.

  • Separate the indicated prefix and base, combine their meanings and check the supplied word definition.
  • Read the base and stated suffix. Explain the whole word and note whether it names a thing or describes one.
  • Say the word naturally, then break it into spoken parts and reconnect them. Compare the number of vowel sounds with the parts.
  • Identify whether the problem is the letters, the stopping point, phrase grouping or word meaning. Apply that specific repair to the line.
Compare with a model response

Before preschool, I reread a helpful note. Pre- means before in preschool, re- means again in reread and -ful means full of in helpful. Preschool has two syllables, pre-school; helpful has two, help-ful. I read Before preschool as a meaningful phrase. If I mistake note for not, I check vowel-consonant-e, read note with long o and reread the sentence.

A different response can also meet the criteria. Compare the evidence and reasoning, rather than copying the wording.