# Cut-apart learner practice · adult context, controlled child print **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](../weeks-01-02/README.md); 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.` **Reuse:** Original learner contexts and controlled text © NeuroForgeIO Pty Ltd 2026, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Credit source and mark changes. A controlled line is decodable only for a learner taught its correspondences and exceptional words.