We began todays session practicing the first 100 high frequency words with Jayne’s practice word ring. Next, we continued to practice the high frequency words with the program Electronic SuperSpeed 1000. This program places the words in order of frequency; and projects them at rapid fire so that students can work on automaticity. We drilled with the first 100. This was a fun and engaging way to practice sight words on automatic recall.
We did a benchmark assessment for oral fluency. This is a cold read of a text for one minute, and a count of WCPM (words correct per minute). Jayne read at a rate of 31 WCPM, Placing her slightly above the 50th percentile. I plan on continuing to monitor this rate as we work on increasing the number of high frequency words she knows.
In the phonics area, Jayne continued working with short vowel sounds and the CVC pattern. We focused today on word building with the short / i /, /o/, and /u/. I called out words that followed the pattern, and Jayne wrote them on the whiteboard. We then corrected together. She did an excellent job on this task.
Jane brought a book that she wanted me to read, and we did that prior to reading the book I brought which was titled, “Double Trouble in Walla Walla”. This text contains lots of nonsense words so that we could practice her decoding skills while reading a funny, motivating book.