# Cycle 173

## 173.1 Letter Combinations

#### Purpose and Procedure

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

#### Correcting the Student

The following is the correction text to use if a student makes a mistake reading the minor sound in a *Letter Combinations* task \[example letter combination: *ea*]:

&#x20;<mark style="color:purple;">❖</mark>  If the student makes an error, say: <mark style="color:purple;">Point to the letters that are underlined… They usually make the /ē/ sound, but they make the /ĕ/ sound in this word. What sound do they make in this word?… Now read the whole word…</mark>