Intervention StationPhonics in Action
a spells /ă/

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1

Review sounds

Slides · oral review

Say familiar sounds and words.

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Retrieve familiar sounds and previously taught high-frequency words.

Review familiar consonants. Choose only spellings your students know.

2

Teach something new

Slides · guided teaching

Learn short a and the new heart words.

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Model the new spelling. Teach new HFW explicitly: say the word, connect its sounds and spellings, then retrieve it.

Say each word, map its sounds, and practice the unexpected or not-yet-taught spelling.

3

Read words

Slides · reading practice

Blend together. Then read.

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Blend with support, then read whole words independently.

After blending, choose real or nonsense. The worksheet stays the same. Current-skill words are used first, with approved earlier patterns for review.

4

Read sentences

Slides · reading practice

Read smoothly with meaning.

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Read controlled sentences, then reread smoothly. All HFW used here are listed below.

Use the selected HFW teaching and review before reading. All words follow this lesson’s cumulative permissions.

5

Spell & write

Slides + worksheet

Listen, say it, and write it.

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Teacher dictates aloud. Students write off-screen before the answer appears.

6

Quick check

Slides · independent check

See what students can do alone.

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Check independent reading and recall of the new high-frequency words. Use errors to plan the next review.

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