# Cycle 57 ## Video Modeling Sounds and Words: 57.1 — 57.4 {% embed url="" %} ## 57.4 Word Reading #### Purpose and Procedure The symbols beneath sounds get smaller in this task. They will soon disappear altogether. The final part of this task introduces reading words sub-vocally when the words have small, unpronounced characters. #### Important Reminders Ensure that students touch under the words when reading them silently and when saying them fast. If a student struggles to read words correctly out loud fast, ask the student to read the word slowly out loud so that you can diagnose the problem. #### Correcting the Student ❖ If the student needs a reminder to ignore the smaller letters, say: We don’t read small sounds like that. Just read the big sounds and skip any small ones. You try… ## 57.5 Story Reading #### Purpose and Procedure This is the first task in which students follow along with their finger during your first fluent reading of the passage. (Until now, they had been following along with their fingers during your second reading of the passage.) Starting with the new passage in this task, story text has two spaces between words instead of three. --- # 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-57.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.