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]:
❖ If the student makes an error, say: 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…
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