Scott Foresman Reading Street

Connect to Phonics Long a is sometimes spelled ai, eigh, or
ay: braid, weigh, spray. Long i
is sometimes spelled igh: sigh. The letter combinations ai, eigh, and ay usually stand for the
long a sound. The letter combination igh usually stands
for the long i sound.

Spell words with long a and i.

* Word from the selection

1.	sigh	11.	slight
2.	right*	12.	thigh
3.	weigh*	13.	tight*
4.	eight	14.	raisin
5.	detail	15.	trait
6.	height	16.	highway
7.	spray	17.	frighten
8.	braid	18.	dismay
9.	bait	19.	freight
10.	grain*	20.	sleigh

21.	eighteen	24.	daylight
22.	mayonnaise	25.	twilight
23.	campaign

Spelling/Phonics Support See the ELL and Transition Handbook for spelling support.

Pretest and Sort

Think and Practice

Connect to Writing

Review

Posttest

PRETEST

Use the Dictation Sentences from Day 5 to administer the pretest. Read the word, read the sentence, and then read the word again. Guide students in self-correcting their pretests and correcting any misspellings.

then… use words 1–25
for Advanced Learners.

If… students correctly spell
all pretest
words,

then… use words 1–20
for On-Level practice.

If… students misspell 1–5 pretest words,

then… use words 1–10
for Strategic Intervention.

If… students misspell more than 5 pretest words,

Spelling

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 5.

Spelling Practice Book p. 5

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TEACH

The long a and long i sounds can
be spelled in different ways. Write highway on the board. Underline
the letters igh and ay. Say
highway and point out that the
letters igh spell the long i sound
and the letters ay spell the long a sound. Guide students in finding
the letters that stand for the long a sound in grain and sleigh.

highway

MATCH SOUNDS AND SPELLINGS Say and spell a list word. Have students name other list words that have the same long vowel spelling pattern.

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 6.

Spelling Practice Book p. 6

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Spelling & Phonics Long a and i

WRITE A JOURNAL ENTRY

Ask students to use at least five spelling words to write a journal entry.

These words may seem
easy to spell, but they are
often misspelled by
fourth-graders. Alert students
to these frequently misspelled
words. Point out that
vacationends with -tion, always
is one word, andmight has the
igh spelling pattern.

vacation	always
might

Frequently Misspelled
Words

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 7.

Spelling Practice Book p. 7

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REVIEW LONG a AND LONG i

Have students write the spelling words on cards and cut the words apart, isolating the letters that spell the long vowel sound. Then have students mix up the cards and reassemble the words.

Spelling Strategy
Problem Parts

We all have words that are hard for us to spell.

Step 1: Ask yourself: Which part of the word gives me a problem?

Step 2: Underline your problem part.

Step 3: Picture the word. Focus on the problem part.

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 8.

Spelling Practice Book p. 8

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DICTATION SENTENCES

People sigh when they are sad.
Chad got all the answers right.
The scale shows how much you weigh.
One week is less than eight days.
Tell every detail of the story.
The wall's height is five feet.
Will you spray some water on the plants?
Ann wears her hair in a braid.
Bring your fishing pole and some bait.
The cow ate the grain.
There is a slight change of plans.
The thigh is part of the leg.
My clothes are too tight.
A dried grape is a raisin.
Kindness is a good trait.
Take the highway to the last exit.
Did the big dog frighten you?
To our dismay, we lost the game.
Trucks carry freight across the country.
The sleigh moved over the snow.

CHALLENGE

My brother is eighteen years old.
Put some mayonnaise on the sandwich.
The mayor ran a good campaign.
We left before daylight.
Fireflies come out at twilight.