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
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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 pocket reader-help strip with three selected words and complete sentences. Test it with a willing reader and keep only help they find useful.
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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.’
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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
Record the actual sound-letter/word-part strategy, self-correction and conditions. Keep high-frequency/homophone spelling, oral reading and listening comprehension separate.