EXERCISE 1

6 READING

BY ANALOGY
Have students figure out how to say re- by reading other words they know. Say something like:
Read the first word. (me) Read the next word. (be) Read the next part. (re-) Look at the next
word. Read the underlined part, then the whole word. (re-, respect) Read the sentence. (I respect
people who work hard.)

A Perfect Year

Unit

Exercise

Use before Chapter 1

1 . SOUND REVIEW
A
B

Have students review sounds for accuracy, then for fluency .

asinend

igh
desk

3 . SOUND PRACTICE
whole column .

oasinotter

ir

ai

2 . SHIFTY WORD BLENDING

-yasinbaby

iasininsect
ch

ou

TEAM
EXPECTATIONS

For each word, have students say the underlined part, sound out smoothly, then read the word .

dusk

duck

muck

Have students tell you the

team expectations. Say
something like:
Who can tell me the
first two team rules?

much

In each column, have students spell and say the sound, then say any underlined sound and the word . Next, have students read the

ai

chair
braided
hair
main

igh

mighty
sighed
Wright

drums
stuff
yuck

4 . ACCURACY AND FLUENCY BUILDING

the whole column .

A1

Word Endings

grade
plays
tardy
kicker

doing
beads
walked
going
playing

A2

Abbreviations

spike
spiky

a.m.
Mr.
p.m.
5 . COmPOUND WORDS

meet
eel
need

a as in ago

1. Sit up.

ago
Maya
Benjamin
Th/omas

2. Follow directions.
3. Help each other.
4. Work hard and have fun.

For each column, have students say any underlined part, then read each word . Next, have students read

B1

Mixed Practice

ee

C1

Multisyllabic Words

Franklin
second
Edison
Martinez
Chapman
happen
perfect

Franklin
second
Edison
Martinez
Chapman
happen
perfect

D1

Tricky Words

hi
thought
worse
Wednesday
ordinary
science
soccer
Ana

SILENT LETTERS
Tell students letters with
slashes through them
are silent. They dont say
anything.

BUILD ACCURACY
AND FLUENCY

Have students read each word part, then read each whole word .

myself

myself

classroom

classroom

whatever

whatever

eve/rything

everything

playground

playground

6 . READING BY ANALOGY

For all rows and columns,

follow the specific
directions, then build
accuracy and fluency with
whole words.

Have students figure out the underlined part by reading other words they know .

me be re- respect

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Irespectpeoplewhoworkhard.

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