Grade 1 Reading Foundations Unit 8: Student Practice and Assessment
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Use these exercises after the matching lesson. The adult conceals the dictated spelling list. Print or save the webpage as PDF for paper work; a dedicated fillable PDF does not yet exist.
Day 1: oi and oy, /oi/
Independent word reading
coin / soil / boil / join / point / boy / toy / joy / enjoy
Spelling practice
Ask an adult to dictate 5 words from today’s teacher list without showing the answers. Write each word.
Read the passage
Roy has a toy. A boy can join Roy. The boys point to a coin on the soil.
Text-evidence questions
- 1. Who has a toy?
- 2. Who can join Roy?
- 3. Where is the coin?
Private record, date ___: word reading ___/9; spelling ___/5; questions ___/3; self-corrections ___; additional reteaching ___.
Day 2: ou and ow, /ow/ as in out
Independent word reading
out / loud / cloud / shout / house / cow / brown / town / down
Spelling practice
Ask an adult to dictate 5 words from today’s teacher list without showing the answers. Write each word.
Read the passage
A brown cow is out. The cow is down by a house. A cloud is over the town.
Text-evidence questions
- 1. What color is the cow?
- 2. Where is the cow?
- 3. What is over the town?
Private record, date ___: word reading ___/9; spelling ___/5; questions ___/3; self-corrections ___; additional reteaching ___.
Day 3: au and aw, /aw/
Independent word reading
saw / paw / draw / straw / law / haul / fault / cause / pause
Spelling practice
Ask an adult to dictate 5 words from today’s teacher list without showing the answers. Write each word.
Read the passage
Mia saw a paw print. She can draw the paw. A dog sat by the straw.
Text-evidence questions
- 1. What did Mia see?
- 2. What can Mia draw?
- 3. Where did the dog sit?
Private record, date ___: word reading ___/9; spelling ___/5; questions ___/3; self-corrections ___; additional reteaching ___.
Day 4: oo, two sounds, and ie, variable vowels
Independent word reading
moon / food / spoon / book / look / foot / pie / tie / chief / field / piece
Spelling practice
Ask an adult to dictate 6 words from today’s teacher list without showing the answers. Write each word.
Read the passage
Lee has a book. He can look at the moon. A pie is on the table. Lee will eat a piece.
Text-evidence questions
- 1. What does Lee have?
- 2. What does he look at?
- 3. What food is on the table?
- 4. What will Lee eat?
Private record, date ___: word reading ___/11; spelling ___/6; questions ___/4; self-corrections ___; additional reteaching ___.
Day 5: Independent cumulative transfer
Independent word reading
join / point / toy / shout / brown / cow / straw / fault / spoon / foot / pie / field / knit / bridge
Spelling practice
Ask an adult to dictate 9 words from today’s teacher list without showing the answers. Write each word.
Read the passage
Roy has a book about a brown cow. The cow is by a pond. Roy can point to the cow in the book. At night, Roy can see the moon.
Text-evidence questions
- 1. What animal is in Roy’s book?
- 2. Where is the cow?
- 3. What can Roy point to?
- 4. What does Roy see at night?
Private record, date ___: word reading ___/14; spelling ___/9; questions ___/4; self-corrections ___; additional reteaching ___.