# Cycle 125

## 125.1 Letter Combinations

#### Purpose and Procedure

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

## 125.4 Patterns

#### Purpose and Procedure

Starting in this task, students must determine when a letter *s* makes a /s/ sound and when it makes a /z/ sound.

#### Correcting the Student

The following is the correction text to use if a student incorrectly says /s/ instead of /z/ in this type of *Patterns* task \[example word: *these*]:

<mark style="color:purple;">❖</mark>  If the student makes an error, use these prompts to guide them:

a. <mark style="color:purple;">You said the word with the sound /s/ at the end: /thēs/. Is that a word you know?…</mark>

b. <mark style="color:purple;">What would the word be if the</mark> <mark style="color:purple;"></mark>*<mark style="color:purple;">s</mark>* <mark style="color:purple;"></mark><mark style="color:purple;">made the sound /z/ instead?…</mark>

c. <mark style="color:purple;">My turn to read it slowly: /thththēēēzzz/. Let’s read it slowly together: /thththēēēzzz/. Your turn to read it slowly…</mark>

The following is the correction text to use if a student incorrectly says /z/ instead of /s/ in this type of *Patterns* task \[example word: *nurse*]:

<mark style="color:purple;">❖</mark>  If the student makes an error, use these prompts to guide them:

a. <mark style="color:purple;">You said the word with the sound /z/ at the end: /nǝrz/. Is that a word you know?…</mark>

b. <mark style="color:purple;">What would the word be if the</mark> <mark style="color:purple;"></mark>*<mark style="color:purple;">s</mark>* <mark style="color:purple;"></mark><mark style="color:purple;">made the sound /s/ instead?…</mark>

c. <mark style="color:purple;">My turn to read it slowly: /nnnǝrrrsss/. Let’s read it slowly together: /nnnǝrrrsss/. Your turn to read it slowly…</mark>

## 125.7 Word Parts

#### Purpose and Procedure

This task introduces students to the *-ity* ending.


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