L & R | Elephant Bird Story
Phonics Focus
- Sound of L: /l/
- Sound of R: /r/
Student Video![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
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Phonics Book![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
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Read Aloud![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
![](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sarita-and-the-Elephant-Bird-Phase-3.020n-copy-300x169.jpeg)
Student Book![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
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My Consonant Sounds
Review Letter Sounds
Review letter names, letter sounds, and multisensory cues.
![My Consonant Sounds](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Consonant-Sounds.001n-3-e1623957948120.jpeg)
l. Learn L&R Sounds
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What Letter Is Missing?
L&R Sounds
Sounds in Words
My Fast Words
Prepare to Read
Foster letter-sound knowledge to apply in the Phonics Book.
![What Letter Is Missing?](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/What-Letter-Is-Missing-L-R.001n-e1623958242904.jpeg)
![L&R Sounds](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Letter-Sounds-L-R.001n-e1623958389703.jpeg)
![Sounds in Words](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Word-Work-Listening-for-Sounds-in-Words-L-R.001n-e1623958595415.jpeg)
![My Fast Words](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Word-Work-High-Frequency-Words-L-R.001n-e1623958827531.jpeg)
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Cover Detectives
Let’s Read!
Read Together
Focus on accuracy of reading the words in the predictable text.
![Cover Detectives](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Cover-Detectives-L-R.001-copy-e1623959023307.jpeg)
![Let’s Read!](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Peg-Finds-L-and-R-Words-Phase-1.014n-copy-e1623959211840.jpeg)
4
My Word Sort
Review New Phonics Skills
Reinforce letter-sound knowledge by reviewing the sounds.
![My Word Sort](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Word-Sort-L-R.001n-e1623959525517.jpeg)
ll. Apply L&R Sounds
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Read Aloud Book
Build Listening Comprehension
Familiarize your readers with the characters, settings, and events that they will encounter in the Student Book.
![Read Aloud Book](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sarita-and-the-Elephant-Bird-Phase-3.020n-copy-e1626899624961.jpeg)
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Sounds in Words
My Fast Words
Prepare to Read
Foster skills for decoding and sight word recognition to apply in the Student Book.
![Sounds in Words](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Apply-LR-Listening-for-Sounds-in-Words.001n-e1623960079938.jpeg)
![My Fast Words](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Apply-LR-Word-Work-High-frequency-words.001n-e1623960260907.jpeg)
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Cover Detectives
Let’s Read!
Support Reading: 1st Read
Focus on accuracy of reading the words in the text.
![Cover Detectives](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Cover-Detectives-What-Can-Sarita-Do.001-copy-e1623960471566.jpeg)
![Let’s Read!](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/What-Can-Sarita-Do-Phase-1.012n-copy-e1623960652561.jpeg)
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Reread Together
Let’s Talk about It
Tell Me What Happened
Develop Meaning: 2nd & 3rd Read
Support fluency and comprehension.
![Reread Together](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Supported-First-Read-Book-Cover.001n-copy-4-e1623961042382.jpeg)
![Let’s Talk about It](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Lets-Talk-about-It.001-e1623961241418.jpeg)
![Tell Me What Happened](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Retell-the-Action-Sequence-What-Can-Sarita-Do.001n-e1623961464568.jpeg)
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Show off What You Know
Assessment
Monitor your readers’ phonics skills to determine next steps.
![Show off What You Know](https://wordscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Assessment.001-copy-5-e1594400206676.jpeg)