Small job
Make a movable speech-bubble strip for a play rehearsal, with one invitation and one clear instruction kept distinct.
Make and try
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Read or hear both complete matched sources. Choose one of their readers, character views or practical jobs.
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Make a movable speech-bubble strip for a play rehearsal, with one invitation and one clear instruction kept distinct.
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Make a small first version using the day's child direction: ‘Try the words aloud or silently. What changes? Choose words that fit the job.’
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Try it with a willing reader, or use the supplied reader question/answer. Record which was used. Nobody has to interview or perform publicly.
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Choose one useful change or explain one part you keep. Put the source note and any adult help beside the work.
Another option
Use the other complete matched source for a second version after introducing it; compare reader fit rather than page count.
Time
20–40 minutes across sittings, unpiloted; ordinary teaching and feedback, not a scored assignment.
What this can show
Notice whether a child relates a specific word to force and the reader’s purpose. Accept justified differences; do not grade personality or one supposed ‘correct’ emotional reaction.