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Review: Words on a Page and Middle Vowels

Apply pair upper and lowercase letters, count words by spaces, hear a middle vowel, find sentence-ending punctuation using supplied texts and original responses.

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Unit review questions
1. Lowercase: i. Sentence: Big fish swim Short word: fin. Which uppercase letter matches the highlighted lowercase letter?
Need a hint?
  • Letter name stays the same across cases.
  • Do not choose only by similar shape.
2. Lowercase: i. Sentence: Big fish swim Short word: fin. How many written words are in the supplied sentence?
Need a hint?
  • Point once per word.
  • A period is not an extra word.
3. Lowercase: i. Sentence: Big fish swim Short word: fin. What middle vowel sound is in the supplied short word?
Need a hint?
  • Keep the vowel between the consonants.
  • Use the spoken sound, not the vowel letter name.
4. Lowercase: i. Sentence: Big fish swim Short word: fin. Which mark finishes the supplied sentence?
Need a hint?
  • Look after the last word.
  • A capital letter starts a sentence; it does not end it.

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Use the skills in a new task

Make a short complete response demonstrating the four skills in this unit. An adult writes: I see a red box. Point to its five words, circle the period, pair lowercase o with O, and say the middle short-e sound in red. Draw the box if you wish. 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.

  • Name the highlighted letter with an adult. Compare its lowercase form to the four capital-letter choices.
  • Point to each group of letters once. Move past a space before counting the next group.
  • An adult models the word. Stretch its three sounds and repeat the middle sound before choosing its comparison word.
  • Look at the far right of the sentence. Name the mark, then listen as an adult reads the sentence with suitable expression.
Compare with a model response

I / see / a / red / box are five words separated by spaces. The period comes after box and ends the telling sentence. Lowercase o and uppercase O represent the same letter. In red, the middle sound is short e, as in bed. My drawing is a red box. I point to each written word once rather than counting individual letters.

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