Cycle 168
168.1 Letter Combinations
Purpose and Procedure
This task requires students to read words that contain the ue or ew letter combination without being asked to identify the letter combination or its sound before reading the word.
168.4 Patterns
Purpose and Procedure
This task returns to reading derivatives of -VC and -VCe base words with the vowel in the base word underlined. This time, you ask the student whether a single or double letter follows the vowel and whether the letter's name or sound should be read as a result. The student reads the words without you reading them first.
168.6 Story Reading
Purpose and Procedure
This is the first task in which the oy and oi letter combinations appear in story text (underlined for now).
168.7 Word Parts
Purpose and Procedure
This task introduces students to the beginning anti- and its meaning of "against."
Although anti- can often be pronounced in different ways (/antē/, /antǝ/, and /antī/), for all of the words in this task, pronounce it with the long i vowel sound: /antī/.
Because anti- is commonly seen both with and without a hyphen following it, some of the words in this task have a hyphen after anti and some do not. When you get to the second word, anti-war, you point out the hyphen and have students say the word hyphen.
At the end of the task, you ask the students to name something that they don't like and then use it in the following sentence: I guess you’re anti-_______! Use your judgment to ensure the word choice and sentence are appropriate.
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