Here's a quick guide on how to use the resources your child gets after their tutoring sessions. For more practice materials, click the link below to find your child's lesson and pick the resource you need.
Parent Resources
Roll and Read
Each lesson includes a "Roll and Read" page designed for practicing the student’s newest skill at home. Here are some engaging games you can play with this page:
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Four in a Row: Parent and student take turns highlighting words with different colors, aiming to get four in a row.
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Roll Away: Roll the dice to determine how many words to read and cross off. The first person to cross off all their words wins.
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Treasure Hunt: The parent selects a secret word, and the student guesses and crosses off words until they find the hidden word.
Feel free to adapt these ideas or create your own games to best suit your needs!
Decodable Passage
At the end of each lesson, the student will read a decodable passage to enhance their fluency and comprehension. For practice at home, several effective strategies can be used:
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Echo Reading: The parent reads a passage aloud first while pointing to the text, then the student reads it aloud, mimicking the parent’s pronunciation and intonation.
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Partner Reading: The parent and student take turns reading sentences from the passage, alternating throughout the text and switching who begins each turn.
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Choral Reading: The parent and student read the passage together simultaneously, helping the student build confidence and fluency before reading independently.
Home Practice
Each lesson features a Home Practice page designed to help families support the student's learning at home. The practice sheet includes four sections:
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New Concept and Sample Words: At the top, you’ll find the new concept and a list of words the student has practiced. To read these words, the student should first sound them out (e.g., sh-i-p) and then blend the sounds (e.g., ship). For spelling practice, say the word aloud (e.g., ship), have the student break it into sounds (e.g., sh-i-p), and then write the sounds on paper.
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Word Work Chains: This activity enhances reading and spelling skills by changing one sound at a time in a word. A sample script is provided, and you can either use the sound manipulation site linked below or create your own sound cards or tiles for the student to manipulate
Beginner Word Work Mat (ufl.edu)
Intermediate Word Work Mat (ufl.edu)
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New Irregular Words: The student will practice reading and spelling irregular words during their lessons. The underlined part with a heart symbol is the “heart” of the word that needs to be memorized, while the rest of the word can be sounded out. Some "heart" parts may be temporarily irregular until the student learns the corresponding letter sounds.
Sentences: Students should practice reading and spelling the given sentences to reinforce their understanding of new letter-sound connections.