Unit 6: Daily Practice and Independent Checks
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Day 1: qu: Two Letters, Two Sounds
Read these words without a picture
quit / quick / quiz / quack / quill / queen / quest / quilt
Dictation
Ask an adult to speak 4 dictated target words from the matching student lesson without showing them. Write each word on paper.
Read the passage
A duck can quack. Quinn has a quilt. The quiz is quick.
Answer from the passage
- 1. What can the duck do?
- 2. Who has a quilt?
- 3. What is described as quick?
Reading ___/8; spelling ___/4; comprehension ___/3; self-correction ___; pattern to reteach ___; date ___. Keep this record private.
Day 2: tch and dge After Short Vowels
Read these words without a picture
catch / match / patch / pitch / hatch / badge / edge / bridge
Dictation
Ask an adult to speak 4 dictated target words from the matching student lesson without showing them. Write each word on paper.
Read the passage
A cat can catch. Ben has a badge. Ben can sit by the bridge.
Answer from the passage
- 1. What can the cat do?
- 2. What does Ben have?
- 3. Where can Ben sit?
Reading ___/8; spelling ___/4; comprehension ___/3; self-correction ___; pattern to reteach ___; date ___. Keep this record private.
Day 3: ph /f/ and Hard/Soft c
Read these words without a picture
phone / photo / graph / dolphin / cat / cup / city / cent
Dictation
Ask an adult to speak 4 dictated target words from the matching student lesson without showing them. Write each word on paper.
Read the passage
Ben has a photo. A cat is in the city. Ben can see the photo.
Answer from the passage
- 1. What does Ben have?
- 2. Where is the cat?
- 3. What can Ben see?
Reading ___/8; spelling ___/4; comprehension ___/3; self-correction ___; pattern to reteach ___; date ___. Keep this record private.
Day 4: Hard/Soft g and Final y
Read these words without a picture
gate / gum / gem / giant / my / fly / sunny / happy
Dictation
Ask an adult to speak 4 dictated target words from the matching student lesson without showing them. Write each word on paper.
Read the passage
My dog is happy. A giant can see the gate. The day is sunny.
Answer from the passage
- 1. What animal is happy?
- 2. What can the giant see?
- 3. How is the day described?
Reading ___/8; spelling ___/4; comprehension ___/3; self-correction ___; pattern to reteach ___; date ___. Keep this record private.
Day 5: Independent Transfer and Error Analysis
Read these words without a picture
quill / quilt / hatch / ditch / badge / fudge / photo / graph / cent / gym / my / candy
Dictation
Ask an adult to speak 8 dictated target words from the matching student lesson without showing them. Write each word on paper.
Read the passage
Mia has a photo of a puppy. The puppy is happy. A queen can see the puppy in the photo.
Answer from the passage
- 1. What does Mia have?
- 2. What animal is in the photo?
- 3. How is the puppy described?
Reading ___/12; spelling ___/8; comprehension ___/3; self-correction ___; pattern to reteach ___; date ___. Keep this record private.