# Cycle 9

## 9.1 New Sound

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#### Purpose and Procedure

In this task, students will learn the sound /s/ as in *sigh*.

#### Correcting the Student

<mark style="color:purple;">❖</mark>  If the student says the letter’s name (/ĕs/), say: <mark style="color:purple;">This sound is /sss/. Let’s read it together. Get ready: /sss/. Good. Your turn…</mark>

## 9.2 Sound Review

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## 9.3 The Slow Game

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#### Purpose and Procedure

This task returns to slowly saying two continuous sounds followed by a final quick sound: *log*, *map*, *Nat*, and *Ned*. (Exceptions are *was* and *more*, with three continuous sounds.) However, this time students are not saying each word simultaneously with the instructor before trying it on their own.

## 9.4 The Fast Game

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#### Purpose and Procedure

This task returns to saying words that have two continuous sounds followed by a final quick sound the fast way: *lit*, *rug*, *mad*, and *let*. (Exceptions are *ram* and *fin*, with three continuous sounds.) However, this time the instructor does not tell students any of the words before saying them slowly.

## 9.5 Word Reading

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#### Purpose and Procedure

This is the first *Word Reading* task in which students read six words.

## 9.6 Story Reading

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## 9.7 Writing

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