Drill 1 - Guided Reading Journey

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Your Guided Reading Journey

Step through: sounds, meaning, reading, writing, themes

GOAL:

stepping stonesPATHWAYS: Break learning into small chunks and separate skills so learners can focus where they need to. No matter which direction is taken, learners will find short paths made up of 5-15-minute lessons designed to support a learning objective. There are no tests and no required order. Focus on the skills you need most. Focus on one thing at a time and move forward when you are ready.

Pathways are gradually being documented for each drill. Use the detailed Drill 1 pathway below as an example of how the pathways work. The plan —

Detailed pathways: Drill 01 || 02 || 03 || 04 || 05 || 06 || 07

Compact versions: Drill 08 || 09 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 and higher

Pathways for learning drill 1 words.

SUGGESTION: Try completing Sounds, Meaning, and perhaps some Reading activities before moving on to another drill. You can always come back to a drill another time.

If the list seems long remember — the lessons are short. The activities repeat familiar formats with small word groups. That keeps the activity short but makes the list long. Skip what you already know. Switch things around. Repeat as needed. Click on pathway images below to open that pathway.

Drill 1 - Short vowel sounds following b, c, d, f, g
Theme: Locations and Buildings - addresses

bad, bed, big, bog, bug, cab, cell, city, cob, cud, dad, den, dig, dog, dug, fat, fed, fit, fog, fun, gab, gel, gig, gob, gum.

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Sounds

Consonants b-g

Distinguishing b and d

  • Coach Session: distinguishing printed b and d.
  • AI Prompt: I am a beginner reader working without a coach. Can you help me learn to distinguish printed letters b and d?
  • Practice with a set of b and d words: (You can edit the list!)
    • Practice hearing the b and d words with the interactive .
    • Practice the b and d words:

Hard and Soft sounds

  • Coach Session: letters c and g have hard and soft sounds.
  • AI Prompt: I am a beginner reader in need of a coach. Can you help me understand the hard and soft sounds formed by the letters C and G. Go easy on me.
  • Practice to remember with the exercise, subset [cab, cell, city, cob, cud, gab, gel, gig, gob, gum].

Pronunciation

  • Coach Session: pronouncing f, v, th.
  • AI Prompt: I am learning English sounds and I am struggling to pronounce the sound letter [_] makes. Can you help me practice pronunciation?
  • Practice hearing using the 'Listen and match' exercise with coach selected word list [ ]
  • Practice hearing with the exercise with subset

Review

  • Optional: visit consonants pages: b || c || d || f || g.
  • Use the with full drill set.
  • all drill words for print practice.

Short Vowel Sounds

Short a: [bad, cab, dad, fat, gab]

  • words interactively or with a coach.
  • Practice with an interactive .

Short e: [bed, cell, den, fed, gel]

  • words.
  • Practice with the .

Short i: [big, city, dig, fit, gig]

  • words.
  • Practice with the .

Short o: [bog, cob, dog, fog, gob]

  • words.
  • Practice with the .

Short u: [bug, cud, dug, fun, gum]

  • words.
  • Practice with the .

Review Short Vowel Sounds

  • Optional: visit vowel pages: a || e || i || o || u.
  • Practice using the - all drill words.

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