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Example Lesson Excerpt
The teacher continues with additional examples, pointing out clearly the letter-sound
correspondence between the letter c and the /k/ sound.
Now, let’s look at a sentence that has two words with the /k/ sound. I’ll read
it to you and then we’ll read it together:
Can you see the cap?
The teacher moves a pointer from left to right so students can follow as the words are
pronounced. The teacher touches the letter c with the pointer while emphasizing the /k/
sound.
Ss: Students read the sentence aloud.
T: Yes. Can you see the cap? Now, look at this next sentence.
The car is red.
The teacher models for students how to apply what they have just learned about this
letter-sound correspondence to decode the new word within the sentence that includes
the /k/ sound.
The teacher reviews the examples of words that include the /k/ sound and sweeps a
pointer slowly from left to right under the word to reinforce the idea of blending the
individual sounds. Then, the teacher provides additional practice with decodable text
that includes multiple opportunities for students to use what they have just learned to
read words they have been taught that include this letter-sound correspondence. The
sentences also allow students to decode new words with this same letter-sound
correspondence.
T: I’ll read this story in my big book aloud first, and then we can read it
together. When we’re done, I want you to read it out aloud while I’ll listen to
you read.
After following along as the teacher reads the story and then reading it with the
teacher, the students read independently while the teacher circulates among them and
asks each one to read two or more sentences aloud to identify who needs additional
instruction.
Ending review T: Let’s go back over what we learned. We learned that the letter c can stand
for the /k/sound. We learned to read these words that start with the letter c
and the /k/ sound. The teacher asks students to read the words listed on the chart
pad. We also learned how to use what we know about the sound this letter
makes to sound out new words. The teacher writes the words from the story that
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