Cycle 116

116.1 Letter Combinations

Purpose and Procedure

This task requires students to read multisyllabic words containing the ou letter combination. Students are not asked to identify the letter combination or its sound before reading the word.

116.6 Story Reading

Purpose and Procedure

This is the first task in which the ou letter combination appears in story text (underlined for now).

116.7 Word Parts

Purpose and Procedure

This task introduces students to words that start with a- where the letter a is an unstressed first syllable that makes the schwa sound /ǝ/ (similar to a /ŭ/), as in the word award.