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GettingStarted:1stSessionGettingStarted:1stSessionGettingStarted:1stSessionGettingStarted:1stSession

LessonMaterials:LessonMaterials:LessonMaterials:LessonMaterials:

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Levels5-10studentpagesfromdisk

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dryerasepen

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boarderaser

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Foundation1Board

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M-SSpellingBoard

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soundblanks

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preparedm-spuzzlesforLevel5 AssessmentMaterials: AssessmentMaterials: AssessmentMaterials: AssessmentMaterials:

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mechanicalpencil

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Levels1-4(assessments)stu-dentpagesfromdisc.

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(laminatedwordreadinglists— 3pages—ifavailable)

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TRTmanualopentopage29 Assessments: Assessments: Assessments: Assessments:

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Introduceyourselfandmakesuretheyoungperson(yp)knowswhythey’rethere.

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Explainthatyou’regoingtodosomeassessmentstomakesureyoudon’tgotoofastortooslowwiththelessons.

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StartwithLevelOne—usethescriptonthepage—don’tletypseewhatyou’rewriting.

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Ifthatwasveryverydifficultortheyoungpersonisveryresistant,thenskiptoLevel4.

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Ifitwasokandtheyoungpersonishappy,thenkeepgoing—alwaysusethescriptsatthetopofthepage.

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Stopanassessmentiftheypgetsmorethan3wronginarow.inarow.inarow.inarow.

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ForLevel4,giveonereadinglistatatime.Pause:Pause:Pause:Pause:

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Lookatthewordreadingassessmentsandfindtheresultsofpage29ofthemanual.Thiswilltellyouhowfasttoexpecttheyptoworkthroughthenextfewlevels.

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Don’tworryaboutgettingthiswrong!Lettheypknowthatyou’relearningtoo.PreparationPreparationPreparationPreparation— —— —Duringtheweekbeforeyoufirstsession:Duringtheweekbeforeyoufirstsession:Duringtheweekbeforeyoufirstsession:Duringtheweekbeforeyoufirstsession:

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Reviewwhatyou’relookingforduringtheassessments-TRTmanualpp22-29

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ReviewFoundationLessons—TRTmanualpp36-45

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PrintLevels1-10fromdisk

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Preparemulti-syllablepuzzlesforLevel5(3or4words—youcanalwaysmakemoreduringthelesson)You’llmakepuzzlesforthenextlevelsasyougo.

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Seebelowforallthematerialsyou’llneed.