Reading Foundations Unit 7: Daily Workbook
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Each day has independent word reading, dictated spelling, one short passage, and evidence-based questions. Print this page or save a standard PDF through your browser. This is not a digitally fillable PDF.
Day 1: Silent k in kn, Silent w in wr
Word reading
knit / knot / knee / know / knife / write / wrist / wrong
Dictated words
Ask an adult to speak the 4 words listed in the matching lesson without showing the list. Write the exact spellings you hear, then reread.
Reading passage
The knot is tight. I can write my name. My knee is by the mat.
Questions
- 1. What is tight?
- 2. What can the speaker do?
- 3. Which body part is named?
Private assessment log: reading ___/8, spelling ___/4, comprehension ___/3, self-corrections ___, unfamiliar connectors requiring support ___, date ___.
Day 2: Silent b in mb, and gn
Word reading
lamb / comb / thumb / crumb / climb / gnat / gnaw / gnome
Dictated words
Ask an adult to speak the 4 words listed in the matching lesson without showing the list. Write the exact spellings you hear, then reread.
Reading passage
A lamb is by the barn. A gnat is on the lamb. The lamb can move.
Questions
- 1. What animal is by the barn?
- 2. Where is the gnat?
- 3. What can the lamb do?
Private assessment log: reading ___/8, spelling ___/4, comprehension ___/3, self-corrections ___, unfamiliar connectors requiring support ___, date ___.
Day 3: gh: Silent in Some Words, /f/ in Others
Word reading
night / light / right / sight / high / laugh / cough / rough
Dictated words
Ask an adult to speak the 4 words listed in the matching lesson without showing the list. Write the exact spellings you hear, then reread.
Reading passage
It is night. I can see a light. The light is bright. I laugh at a funny tale.
Questions
- 1. What time of day is it?
- 2. What can the speaker see?
- 3. What does the speaker do at the end?
Private assessment log: reading ___/8, spelling ___/4, comprehension ___/3, self-corrections ___, unfamiliar connectors requiring support ___, date ___.
Day 4: Long o Teams oa and oe; Long u Teams ue and ew
Word reading
boat / road / goat / coat / toe / foe / blue / glue / new / grew
Dictated words
Ask an adult to speak the 5 words listed in the matching lesson without showing the list. Write the exact spellings you hear, then reread.
Reading passage
A goat is by the road. The boat has a blue coat. A new boat is on the lake.
Questions
- 1. What is by the road?
- 2. What color is the coat?
- 3. Where is the new boat?
Private assessment log: reading ___/10, spelling ___/5, comprehension ___/3, self-corrections ___, unfamiliar connectors requiring support ___, date ___.
Day 5: Independent Transfer and Cumulative Check
Word reading
knee / knit / wrist / wrong / lamb / comb / gnat / gnome / night / laugh / boat / toe / blue / grew
Dictated words
Ask an adult to speak the 8 words listed in the matching lesson without showing the list. Write the exact spellings you hear, then reread.
Reading passage
Ben can write a note. At night, he sees a goat by the road. The goat has a blue coat. Ben goes home.
Questions
- 1. What can Ben write?
- 2. When does he see the goat?
- 3. Where is the goat?
- 4. What color is its coat?
Private assessment log: reading ___/14, spelling ___/8, comprehension ___/4, self-corrections ___, unfamiliar connectors requiring support ___, date ___.