Teacher provides explicit instruction with a skills sequence of phonic elements. Students are given practice with controlled decodable text that presents vocabulary with specific phonic elements presented. Provide spelling and dictation exercises to give students added practice. Teacher follows systematic presentation of affixes to teach recognition and meaning i.e., students add affixes to given words to make new words. Use these words in sentences to demonstrate meaning.
Students explore use of affixes at home to compile word lists to share at school.
Teacher listens to and records data on individual student's reading skills. Read 25 to 35 fiction and nonfiction books from grade level lists. Participate in Silent Sustained Reading. Use the library. Determine syllable types given vocabulary.