For the adult: Read the context aloud; it is not assigned for child decoding. Cut or copy only one option at a time. The only print assigned for independent reading is the text after Child reads. A child may point-track, use tactile letters, sign, AAC, speech or direct an adult, with decoding prompts recorded. Names Sam, Tim, Chad and Stan, the high-frequency a /ə/ and is /ɪz/, short-vowel single-letter correspondences, sh, ch, initial st and final nd were introduced in the previous fortnight; confirm the actual learner's teaching. Do not use Week 4 A print before ck is taught. All people, places and animals below are invented scenes, not observations of real life.
Response on any card: I read _ by myself / with _ prompt. The line means _ (point, draw, sign, AAC or say). I can build/write one word from the line: _. Practice choices do not include held-out check words.
Day 11 · Three contexts
- Choice A · music cue. Adult says: “Two paper puppets make a soft beat at the class table.” Child reads:
Sam can tap. - Choice B · library corner. Adult says: “An invented child chooses a place beside a book basket.” Child reads:
Tim can sit. - Choice C · animal illustration. Adult says: “A drawing shows a safe, imaginary animal space.” Child reads:
A hen is in a pen.
Day 12 · Three contexts
- Choice A · small stage. Adult says: “A paper character gets ready on a pretend stage.” Child reads:
Stan can stand. - Choice B · maker table. Adult says: “A puppet is fixing an invented torn net.” Child reads:
Sam can mend a net. - Choice C · model route. Adult says: “A paper figure takes one step along a drawn path.” Child reads:
Tim can step.
Day 13 · Three contexts
- Choice A · conversation. Adult says: “Two fictional characters have a quiet talk about a picture.” Child reads:
Chad can chat. - Choice B · pretend stall. Adult says: “A paper stall has picture cards to choose from; nobody buys anything.” Child reads:
Sam can shop. - Choice C · toy vessel. Adult says: “A toy ship is set on a flat floor mat, not in real water.” Child reads:
A ship is on a mat.
Day 14 · Three contexts
- Choice A · picture book image. Adult says: “A drawn cat has settled on a mat.” Child reads:
A cat is on a mat. - Choice B · repair story. Adult says: “A fictional child fixes a cloth bag with adult help; no sewing is required here.” Child reads:
Tim can mend a bag. - Choice C · puppet tale. Adult says: “Chad is a paper puppet in an invented fishing tale.” Child reads:
Chad can fish.
Day 15 · Three contexts, use only after the held-out check
- Choice A · recycled sound maker. Adult says: “A pretend class reuses a clean tin as a gentle tap instrument; no sharp edges are present.” Child reads:
Sam can tap a tin. - Choice B · hall stage model. Adult says: “A paper actor has a marked standing spot.” Child reads:
Stan can stand on a mat. - Choice C · animal drawing. Adult says: “The invented card shows a dog in a safe pictured pen.” Child reads:
A dog is in a pen.
Day 16 · Choose one route before class
Route A, after explicit ck teaching:
- Choice A1 · packing table. Adult says: “A fictional child gets a paper kit ready for a class activity.” Child reads:
Sam can pack. - Choice A2 · pond drawing. Adult says: “A picture, not a wildlife observation, shows a duck on a rock.” Child reads:
A duck is on a rock. - Choice A3 · laundry sort. Adult says: “A fictional sock goes into a bag; no home chores are assumed.” Child reads:
Tim can pack a sock.
Route B, when ck is not in the school sequence:
- Choice B1 · pretend stall. Adult says: “A toy stall has picture cards.” Child reads:
Sam can shop. - Choice B2 · conversation corner. Adult says: “Two paper characters talk quietly.” Child reads:
Chad can chat. - Choice B3 · animal drawing. Adult says: “A picture puts a hen on a cloth mat.” Child reads:
A hen is on a mat.
Day 17 · Choose the same route as Day 16
Route A, ck taught:
- Choice A1 · wharf picture. Adult says: “This is an invented drawing of a duck on a dock; no real water visit is needed.” Child reads:
A duck is on a dock. - Choice A2 · reuse bag. Adult says: “A paper puppet fills a cloth sack for a pretend stall.” Child reads:
Sam can pack a sack. - Choice A3 · rock card. Adult says: “A fictional rock symbol is chosen for a model collection.” Child reads:
Tim can pick a rock.
Route B, taught patterns only:
- Choice B1 · resting picture. Adult says: “A drawn cat takes a seat; it is not a claim about all cats.” Child reads:
A cat can sit. - Choice B2 · maker table. Adult says: “A paper puppet repairs a pretend net.” Child reads:
Stan can mend a net. - Choice B3 · story circle. Adult says: “A fictional child talks to a partner.” Child reads:
Chad can chat.
Day 18 · Two complete ideas
Route A, ck taught:
- Choice A1 · kit then rest. Adult says: “Two paper figures do different things.” Child reads:
Sam can pack. Tim can sit. - Choice A2 · two pictures. Adult says: “One invented picture shows a duck at a dock; another shows a cat on a mat.” Child reads:
A duck is on a dock. A cat is on a mat. - Choice A3 · map then pause. Adult says: “A puppet checks a paper map while another stops at a marker.” Child reads:
Chad can check a map. Stan can stop.
Route B, taught patterns only:
- Choice B1 · stall then rest. Adult says: “Two figures do separate things.” Child reads:
Sam can shop. Tim can sit. - Choice B2 · puppet actions. Adult says: “One paper figure pretends to prepare food; another stops.” Child reads:
Chad can chop. Stan can stop. - Choice B3 · two drawings. Adult says: “The card shows two separate animal pictures.” Child reads:
A hen is in a pen. A cat is on a mat.
Day 19 · One clear idea
Route A, ck taught:
- Choice A1 · community notice model. Adult says: “A puppet checks a paper map of an invented room; no real location is shown.” Child reads:
Chad can check a map. - Choice A2 · nature drawing. Adult says: “The imaginary duck rests on a pictured rock.” Child reads:
A duck can sit on a rock. - Choice A3 · stall supplies. Adult says: “A puppet puts an invented sack into a kit.” Child reads:
Tim can pack a sack.
Route B, taught patterns only:
- Choice B1 · stage talk. Adult says: “A paper actor speaks in a fictional scene.” Child reads:
Stan can chat. - Choice B2 · quiet stall. Adult says: “A puppet looks at pretend picture cards.” Child reads:
Tim can shop. - Choice B3 · repair note. Adult says: “A paper actor fixes a net in an invented maker story.” Child reads:
Chad can mend a net.
Day 20 · Three contexts, use only after the matching held-out check
Route A, ck taught:
- Choice A1 · reuse bag. Adult says: “A paper puppet packs a cloth sack.” Child reads:
Sam can pack a sack. - Choice A2 · picture match. Adult says: “An imagined duck and rock appear on one card.” Child reads:
A duck is on a rock. - Choice A3 · map model. Adult says: “A paper actor checks an invented map.” Child reads:
Chad can check a map.
Route B, taught patterns only:
- Choice B1 · picture stall. Adult says: “A puppet looks at a pretend stall.” Child reads:
Sam can shop. - Choice B2 · animal illustration. Adult says: “A drawn hen appears in a pen.” Child reads:
A hen is in a pen. - Choice B3 · maker table. Adult says: “A puppet repairs an invented net.” Child reads:
Tim can mend a net.
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