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Day 73 — A name capital repairs meaningFoundation English · T2 W15–16 · Day 73 lesson

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Foundation / English / Term 2 / Weeks 15 16

Part of the full two-week lesson sequence. Check the pack guide and taught point before teaching.

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Proposed codes: AC9EFLA05, AC9EFLA09, AC9EFLY04, AC9EFLY06, AC9EFLY13.
Goal: Read a short rhythm-action sentence, repair its missing name capital and explain that punctuation helps a new user.
Prepare: sentence editor first row or exact text alternative, sam can tap. draft, S/s tiles, blank repair strip, adult story A.

  1. Retrieve · 3 min. Read cuff, off, cliff once. Ask why the final two letters take one sound box. Record one link that needs another model.
  2. Adult reason to edit · 4 min. Recall adult story A. Say “Nell changed a cue so Sam knew when to answer. A written sentence also needs a cue for where it starts.” Show the draft, not a finished answer, and read it aloud once if access requires.
  3. Model the question · 5 min. Point to sam can tap. Ask “Is sam a person's name in our fictional line? What usually marks a name?” Display capital S beside lower s, same /s/ sound. Model changing just the first letter to S on a separate practice word, not on the learner's draft yet.
  4. Independent repair · 7 min. Learners read each taught word sam can tap and choose a capital S for Sam; place or write Sam can tap. on a new strip. Then check the full stop already present. Ask “Who can tap, according to this line?” The adult does not supply the replacement before the first attempt.
  5. Read to a user · 4 min. A willing chosen listener follows the repaired sentence by pointing to Sam's fictional marker and a silent tap mark. Ask whether name and stop are clear. An actual pulse count is recorded only in the music/maths guide, not here.
  6. Exit check · 2 min. Show the original sam can tap. and ask what one print change is needed. Record independent capital recognition and a reread of Sam.

Access routes: large/tactile S/s tiles, one-line strip, accessible typing, child-directed adult placement, quiet listener, AAC/sign/pointing for who/what meaning. A learner may show sentence knowledge without handwriting or sounding a tap.