Scott Foresman Reading Street

Connect to Phonics When the prefixes un-, re-, mis-, or dis-
are added to words, no change
is made to the base word:
unhappy, recall, mistake,
dislike. Adding certain prefixes
to base words does not usually change the pronunciation of the base word.

Spell words with prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-.

*Words from the selection

1.	unhappy*	9.	mislead
2.	recall	10.	disagree*
3.	disappear	11.	rewrite
4.	unload	12.	unroll
5.	mistake	13.	unknown
6.	misspell	14.	dishonest
7.	dislike	15.	react
8.	replace

16.	unfortunate	19.	recycle
17.	discourage	20.	mispronounce
18.	uncomfortable

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 1–20
for Advanced Learners.

If… students correctly spell all pretest words,

then… use words 1–15
for On-Level practice.

If… students misspell 1–4 pretest words,

then… use words 1–8
for Strategic Intervention.

If… students misspell more than 4 pretest words,

Spelling

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 45

Spelling Practice Book p. 45

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TEACH

When adding the prefixes un-, re-,
mis-, or dis-, the spelling of the
base word does not change. Demonstrate this to students by
writing a base word on the board,
then adding a prefix to create the
list word.

un happy

FIND THE PATTERN Point out to students that adding the prefix changes the meaning of the base word. Ask students to define the base word and then define the matching list word.

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 46

Spelling Practice Book p. 46

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Spelling & Phonics Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-

WRITE A JOURNAL ENTRY

Ask students to write a journal entry about something that happened in their lives. They should use at least four spelling words. Have children read their entries to the class.

These words are difficult for
third-graders to spell. Alert
students to these frequently misspelled words and
encourage them to think
carefully before they write
them.

Students can practice reading these high frequency words to develop automatic recognition.

a lot	off
said

Frequently Misspelled
Words

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 47

Spelling Practice Book p. 47

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REVIEW PREFIXES

Encourage students to create a word scramble using the list words. Each student should scramble the letters of each word. Have two students write their scrambled words on the board and have other students unscramble the letters to figure out the word.