Tricky Words and Self-Checking

Irregular words (enough, though, island), then read-along passages with a word that doesn't make sense: find it, reread, fix it.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 7

Some words don't follow the rules, so you just have to know them: enough, though, island, laugh. The more you read them, the faster you'll know them.
Some tricky words have a silent letter. You don't hear the s in island or the k in knife.
Good readers also check that what they read makes sense. If you read, The bird built a next in the tree, stop! That doesn't make sense.
Go back, look closely at the word, and reread: The bird built a nest in the tree. That makes sense!
Here's a story. Tap Read it to me to hear it, or read it yourself. Then read it out loud with expression, like a storyteller.
Your turn! Tap the word that doesn't make sense: Zoe wore boats in the rain.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

3.F.F.1.a — Increase sight word vocabulary by reading regularly and irregularly spelled words in isolation and context with accuracy and automaticity.
3.F.F.1.b — Read a variety of unfamiliar grade-level texts with increasing accuracy.
3.F.F.1.c — Read a wide range of grade-level texts aloud with appropriate prosody (phrasing, expression, juncture/pause, and intonation) to aid comprehension.
3.F.F.1.d — Self-correct while reading grade-level text (silently or aloud) to aid comprehension and fluency, rereading as necessary.