# Cycle 45 ## Video Modeling Sounds and Words: 45.1 — 45.4 {% embed url="" %} ## 45.1 New Sound {% embed url="" %} #### Purpose and Procedure In this task, students will learn the sound /ā/ as in *face*. {% embed url="" %} ## 45.4 Word Reading #### Purpose and Procedure This is the first time students read a word with an apostrophe: *can’t*. If a student asks about the apostrophe, just say that it shows that this word is a shorter version of the word *cannot*. The final part of this task introduces reading words that begin and end with quick sounds when there are no symbols beneath the words. ## 45.5 Story Reading #### Purpose and Procedure The new passage in this task is the first with paragraph indentations. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://curriculum.tryonce.com/cycle-45.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.