Cycle 128
128.1 Letter Combinations
Purpose and Procedure
This task requires students to read words that contain the igh letter combination and that also contain consonant blends. Students are not asked to identify the letter combination or its sound before reading the word.
128.4 Patterns
Purpose and Procedure
This is the first time students are asked to read words that all have an -s suffix but have a mixture of -VCe and -VC base words. In this case, the -VCe and -VC words are minimally different pairs.
128.7 Word Parts
Purpose and Procedure
This task introduces students to the -ive ending.
It is the first of many word parts that have a meaning or function associated with it. In this case, students learn that words with the -ive ending can describe someone or something.
Students may struggle with the pronunciation of -ive because it does not follow the VCe pattern of the silent e making the i have a long vowel sound. Instead, it has a short vowel sound, like in the word give.
This is the first Word Parts task in which you point out previously learned word parts if they appear within words in the current task. When you point out a previously learned part within a word in the first part of a Word Parts task, you say the word, point out the word part, and say the whole word again before the student touches and says the word. (In this case, you point out de- in defective.) When you point out a previously learned word part in the second part of a Word Parts task, you point it out after the student reads the word, and you do not say the whole word again after pointing it out. (In this case, you point out de- in destructive.) The previously learned word parts will be highlighted in blue font.
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