Today I focused on words with the following endings: -er, -or, -ar, -ard, -ward (Megawords 4, List 20, p. 1). Colson read example words, syllabifying as necessary. He read a timed oral reading fluency passage in just under a minute with zero errors. He answered the reading comprehension questions correctly. Next, we co-read a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, "The Nine Billion Names of God." We paused to discuss unfamiliar vocabulary, summarize, and make predictions. Colson read well and demonstrated good comprehension of the text.