Cycle 117

117.1 Letter Combinations

Purpose and Procedure

This task introduces the letter combination ir as in bird.

117.4 Patterns

Purpose and Procedure

This task introduces what is called the minor sound of the letter g. That’s when g makes the /j/ sound (instead of /g/) when it’s followed by e, i, or y.

117.6 Story Reading

Purpose and Procedure

This is the first task in which the wh letter combination is not underlined.

Correcting the Student

❖ If a student struggles with the letter c in the words space or spaceship, say: The word space has a letter c that makes the /s/ sound because there’s a letter e after it. Point to the word space… Point to the letter c in the word space…

117.7 Word Parts

Purpose and Procedure

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