Course Review

Unit Overview

Message to Adult Mentor

This lesson continues a format that is integrated and includes the reading process (literary and informational), writing, spelling and fluency. You will be asked to read aloud and model book handling, left-right reading, expression and fluency. During Guided Oral Reading, the student will read the story orally and work on reading strategies and respond to literature. Spelling words will be introduced during this lesson and a variety of spelling activities will be assigned. There will be opportunities to make words with magnetic letters and learn word families. Writing instruction will continue with a focus on writing sentences and questions. Since daily writing is key to the reading-writing process, time should be set aside daily for a journal entry. Topics for writing in the journal should be self-selected and drawing a picture to accompany the writing is encouraged. The writing journal will be turned in at the end of the course.

Word Power

Sight Word Scrabble

Spelling

Message to Adult Mentor

Please read the following to student:

In this lesson, you will learn to sight words. With your magnetic letters, make the following words, saying each word as you make it.

1. those	6. wish
2. upon	7. work
3. very	8. would
4. wash	9. write
5. which	10. your

Next, the student may choose one or more activities to practice their spelling words each day from the Spelling Menu below!

Unit 35 Spelling Words

Unit 35 Spelling Words
1. those	6. wish
2. upon	7. work
3. very	8. would
4. wash	9. write
5. which	10. your

Spelling Menu

Click on SPELLING TRAINING to practice your spelling words. Add each of your spelling words to the list, then complete one the activites below the list.

Click on the link below to print a fun activity to help you practice your spelling words!

Spelling Cootie Catcher

Reading

Message to Adult Mentor:

The purpose of this unit is for the student to practice reading different types of texts and answering questions about the text. This unit includes all the skills that the student has learned throughout the course and allows them to practice. If the student has difficulty understanding or remembering something, please help them by reviewing the content and discussing it with him or her.

Congratulations! You are almost done with ENG_LA120! In this unit, you are going to put all the skills together that you have learned to read and answer questions about literary (fiction), informational (nonfiction), and poetry texts. Don’t forget that you can print the passages and use the Text Coding Poster below to help you read the passages close. This is practice so if at any time you do not understand something, please ask your mentor for help.

Read the passage.

Click on the link to print The Wishing Tree PDF!

Now answer questions 1-9.

Read the passage.

Click on the link to print The First Woman Doctor PDF.

Now answer questions 10-18.

Read the passage.

Click on the link to print A Hero In Disguise PDF.

Now answer questions 19-28.

Read the poem.

Click on the link to print The Wind PDF.

Now answer questions 29-37.

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Spelling Test

Message to Adult Mentor

Please feel free to use the sentences below or create your own!

Read the following instruction to student:

Now it is time to take your spelling test. Number your writing paper to ten. Your adult mentor will read the screen and say each spelling word as you write them. Then, read the sentence provided. You will send your paper to the VLA Teacher to be checked. Please send it on Friday.

SPELLING TEST
1.	those	Those brownies are better than these cookies.
2.	upon	He wore a hat upon his head.
3.	very	Winning the game made the players very happy.
4.	wash	Wash your hands with soap and water.
5.	which	Which of these books do you want to read?
6.	wish	She made a wish on her birthday.
7.	work	She likes her work as a dentist.
8.	would	I would like to have my milk but it spilled.
9.	write	Write your name at the top of your paper.
10.	your	Your mom brought you your lunch.

Now it is time to take your spelling test! Number your writing paper to ten. Your adult mentor will read the screen and say each spelling word as you write them. Then, read the sentence provided. You will send your paper to the VLA Teacher to be checked. Please send it on Friday.

Now answer question 38.

Cursive Writing

Today is a special day! You will get to study and practice the last set of upper-case cursive letters.

You have worked very hard throughout the writing lessons in this course. Quite likely, you are now a “cursive writing expert”. Let’s take a look at those final letters.

We will start with the cursive letter “W.”

Look carefully at the following animated cursive “W.”

With your mentor’s help, read the chart below. It tells exactly how to form the cursive letter "W."

W_table

Next, look at the animated “W” again. As you look at it, trace the strokes in the air. Do this 5 times, or more, if you would like.

Next, practice writing the letter on paper. Click on this link PDF File to retrieve and print a worksheet for practice. You will send this sheet to your VLA Teacher on Friday.

Now answer question 39.

Let’s move on to the cursive letter “Q.”

Look carefully at the following animated cursive “Q.”

With your mentor’s help, read the chart below. It tells exactly how to form the cursive letter "Q."

Q_table

Next, look at the animated “Q” again. As you look at it, trace the strokes in the air. Do this 5 times, or more, if you would like.

Next, practice writing the letter on paper. Click on this link PDF File to retrieve and print a worksheet for practice. You will send this sheet to your VLA Teacher on Friday.

Now answer question 40.

Let’s move on to the cursive letter “Z.”

Look carefully at the following animated cursive “Z.”

With your mentor’s help, read the chart below. It tells exactly how to form the cursive "Z."

Z_table

Next, look at the animated “Z” again. As you look at it, trace the strokes in the air. Do this 5 times, or more, if you would like.

Next, practice writing the letter on paper. Click on this link PDF File to retrieve and print a worksheet for practice. You will send this sheet to your VLA Teacher on Friday.

Now answer question 41.