Find a word, then check the whole sentence · a small project

Read the complete source: C15 · A part and a whole sentence · C16 · Here and hear

Find a word, then check the whole sentence · a small project

Small job

Make a pocket reader-help strip with three selected words and complete sentences. Test it with a willing reader and keep only help they find useful.

Make and try

1. Read or hear both complete matched sources. Choose one of their readers, character views or practical jobs.

2. Make a pocket reader-help strip with three selected words and complete sentences. Test it with a willing reader and keep only help they find useful.

3. Make a small first version using the day's child direction: ‘Try the word. Check the sentence. Ask for help if the pattern is new.’

4. Try it with a willing reader, or use the supplied reader question/answer. Record which was used. Nobody has to interview or perform publicly.

5. 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

Record the actual sound-letter/word-part strategy, self-correction and conditions. Keep high-frequency/homophone spelling, oral reading and listening comprehension separate.