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PlayOwl

English · Kindergarten

Read Connected Decodable Text

Children learn the last single-letter sounds of the PlayOwl sequence (Step 5: w, j, v, x, y, z and qu) and nine more heart words, then read whole sentences and a short story, Jax and the Tan Pup, made only of taught spellings and heart words. They answer questions about the story and learn to reread when something does not make sense.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 65 minutes
  • Read it check: 6 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, label a picture, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Link the Step 5 letters w, j, v, x, y, z and qu to their sounds and read CVC words that use them.
  • Read decodable sentences word by word, blending new words and reading heart words (we, was, you, do, go, no, so, my, she) without sounding them out.
  • Read a short decodable story and answer questions about its characters and events.
  • Notice when a sentence does not make sense or a word was misread, and reread to fix it.

Lessons

  1. Step 5: w, j, v, x, y, z, qu 4 steps2 practiceabout 16 min
  2. From words to sentences 5 steps3 practiceabout 17 min
  3. Read a story 6 steps3 practiceabout 17 min
  4. Does it make sense? 4 steps2 practiceabout 15 min
  5. Read it check 6 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Sound GardenListen closely and grow the garden: find the word that starts, rhymes or claps just right.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.

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Guides for grown-ups