2.  To use our knowledge of syllable patterns to decode longer words!

3.  Look at these words and listen to me read them:  turtle pinnacle  tur/tle pin/na/cle  Remember: ◦ In these words the 1 st syllable received the stress ◦ The 2 nd syllable is unaccented (or unstressed) and the vowel sound is pronounced as a schwa (neither long nor short, but sounds similar to /ŭ/) ◦ Divide the word into syllables before the consonant plus le. ◦ Pronounce the final vowel sound as a schwa Consonant plus le ( review of lesson 6 )

4.  Look at these words and listen to me read them:  pretty collect  Notice that these words have two vowels that are the same in the middle (double medial consonants)  Remember: ◦ The double consonants in the middle stand for one sound, and the words are divided into syllables between the 2 consonants. ◦ Turn and tell your partner where to divide the words above into syllables and decide how many syllables there are. ◦ pret/ty col/lect

5. When good readers read aloud, they:  vary their intonation to keep the interest of their listeners.  pause between groups of words that go together. Let’s Practice: Watch the punctuation!!!! That’s right! Can someone name another species?

6. To improve your phrasing pause between groups of words, such as prepositional phrases. Lets’ practice: It identifies / this individual turtle. From out records, / we know / that this turtle / was first seen / on Padre Island / three years ago.

7.  Use the correct intonation to express concern. Let’s try: Hurry! Those tracks are delicate. We don’t want to forget where she came ashore.

9.  Look at these words and listen to me read them:  thunder usher  The two medial consonants (consonants in the middle) are different.  Remember: ◦ When each middle consonant stands for its own sound, as in thunder, the syllables are divided between the 2 consonants ◦ When the two middle consonants combine to make one sound, like the sh in usher, the two consonants stay together in the same syllable. ◦ Turn to your partner and divide the 2 words above into syllables. ◦ thun/der ush/er

10.  If the two consonants in the middle combine to make one new sound (th, sh, ph, ch, ck, wr, etc.) then the two consonants stay together in the same syllable.  BUT- if the two consonants in the middle are the same (bb, dd, ll, etc.) and are making one sound, then divide the word between the two consonants.  Remember- we are learning these general rules to help us read unfamiliar words!!

11.  Look at these words and listen to me read them:  harsher subtract  Notice the 3 consonants in the middle of both of these words  When one consonant stands for 1 sound and the other 2 consonants stand for 1 sound, like the sh in harsher, the syllables are divided between the two sounds.  When one consonant stands for 1 sound and the other 2 consonants form a blend, like the tr in subtract, the syllables are divided before or after the blend.  With your partner break the two above words into syllables- tell your partner which two letters make a blend and where to break the word into syllables. up/hol/ster ten/dril

12. grapple buffer quintuplets congressional grap/ple buf/fer quin/tup/lets con/gres/sion/al Consonant +leDouble consonant 1 sound Medial consonants- 2 different sounds 3 medial consonants- gr-blend stays together

13.  Use your knowledge of ___________ to decode ________ words.

14.  Use your knowledge of syllable patterns to decode longer words.

16. If you comprehend something, you understand it. Which could help you comprehend a set of instructions? 1. pictures 2. language you don’t speak.

17. Something is pliable is easy to move or bend without breaking. Why is it important for the bottom of a shoe to be pliable? t & t

18. To live in a solitary way is to be alone most of the time. What is one activity that you prefer to do in a solitary way? t & t

19. To scan a place is to look carefully over the entire area for something specific. Why might sailors scan the ocean and the sky? t & t

20. A person or animal that is vulnerable is weak and unprotected and at risk of being harmed. When might a small animal be vulnerable to predators? 1. outside its den 2. inside its den

21. If someone is exuberant, he or she is full of excitement, energy, and happiness. How does an exuberant person act? Demonstrate

22. A mature person or animal is fully grown and behaves like an adult. Which animal is mature, 1 a colt or 2 a bear?

23. When a person or an animal lumbers, it moves in a slow and clumsy way. Which animal lumbers, 1 a cat or 2 a bear?

24. To encircle a place means to surround it. What might encircle a castle? 1 moat 2 knight

25. If you nurture a living thing, you care for it while it is growing and developing. What might a mother animal do to nurture its baby? 1. leave it to cry 2. feed