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Reading Check

Stage 1

Tutor’s Guide

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A Tutor’s Guideto Reading Check

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Contents STAGE 1

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What is a Reading Check?Reading Check is how you monitor the student’s progress in reading. It checks:• Accuracy• Fluency• Vocabulary• Comprehension skills.

Who carries it out?The person supporting the student carries out the Reading Check exercise with the student at regular intervals throughout the programme.

When does it happen?Usually this is after the student has covered 4 pages of Units of Sound (UofS) Reading on the computer. There should be at least 24 hours between covering a page on the computer and the Reading Check.

What is in the Reading Check Resources?• There are 12 sets of Reading Check resources in each stage• Each set has 2 sheets for the tutor and 2 for the student• The student sheets can be reused• The tutor sheets form a record and so you need a set per student

What is in a Reading Check Set?• Student Blocks sheet: Covers a selection of words and sounds from 4-6 pages• Tutor Blocks monitoring sheet: Corresponds to the student Blocks sheet• Read it Student sheet: Covers the ‘A’ page passage• Tutor Read it monitoring sheet: Corresponds to the student Read it sheet, with passage and

comprehension questions. At the end of this sheet there is an Action section, indicating what the tutor should do if the student shows a lack of accuracy in the reading.

How is a Reading Check carried out?• Print the 2 Tutor monitoring sheets of the appropriate set - Blocks and Read it. Or, print the whole

stage when you start working with the student.• Print the 2 Student sheets of the appropriate set - Blocks and Read it. Remember, these can be re-used.• Follow the script as set out on the Tutor sheets at the beginning of the stage. • Follow one of the recommendations on the Action section. If the student shows a lack of accuracy or

fluency you can set those pages to be covered again on the computer.• Keep each Tutor Reading Check monitoring sheet as a record of the student’s progress.• Update the student’s records online.

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A Tutor’s Guide to Reading Check STAGE 1

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Using Sheets & Sets• There are always 2 sheets per set for the tutor and 2 sheets for the student.• Each Units of Sound stage has 12 sets.• You will start with the ‘Blocks’ sheet, then follow with ‘Read it’ sheet (the only exception to this is

Sets 1&2 which only have Blocks sheets).

How do I know what action to take?The Reading Check, as set out here, is designed for staff in busy classrooms working with groups of students at a time. When you hear students reading you will know if they are struggling, or sounding out words. UofS is designed to keep students at a level where they are working comfortably – not where they find it hard. Trust your instincts – you will know when students need more repetition, and when they don’t.

Actions you can take...

Read it

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Read it

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Tutor Set Student Set

1. ContinueIf a student completes the Reading Check comfortably then he will continue onto the next pages as set.

2. ResetIf a student has had difficulty decoding any of the blocks then the UofS page can be reset on the program.

If you have timeYou can use the UofS books and ask the student to read out the pages that were causing problems, including sentences and passages. This will give you a fuller idea of how well the student is decoding. You could ask follow-up questions on vocabulary, structure and patterns.

3. Review

If the student is making more than a few errors and is finding it hard to read fluently, then you can consider re-doing the Reading Placement to check the student is working at the right level.

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Blocks

Reading Check STAGE 1

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sand

bend

pond13

4

mess

hiss

pass15

2

cattle

settle

bottle14

5

by

try

why15

3

silk

milk

sulk14

6

sell

will

hall16

-nd -tle -lk

Check Words

4

-y -ll-ss

egg

kettle

end

moss

that

try

I’d like you to read these words to me.

Use the stars to mark any words the student has difficulty reading.

When you see the speech icon, these are instructions for you.

Anything printed in bold is what you should say to the student.

Instructions will only appear if the task is new.

As a reminder you can use instructions from the previous pages if necessary.

Unit of Sound

Page number

Block number

Sheet type indicator

Page range

Remember to note the date

Set indicator

Use the stars to mark answers

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Blocks

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am

had

sat1

4

has

bat

that2

2

mat

rag

tag1

5

lab

van

wax2

3

cap

lap

tap1

a a a

Questions

1

A candle is made from this

wax

A type of vehicle

van

A cat might sit on this

lap

What two meanings can the word ‘bat’ have?

hitting implement, nocturnal animal

Can you give me a clue to a word?

aa

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I’d like you to read the words in each block starting with block 1.

Ask the student to read the Unit of Sound after each block.


Ask the student each of these questions.

Note any questions the student has difficulty answering.

You do not need to write down what the student says, but you can use this space to tick, cross or make comments.

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Blocks


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ban

cab

map3

4

off

gone

job4

2

pad

ran

have3

5

fog

hop

pot4

3

sag

sad

than3

a a a

Questions

Which word is to do with the weather?

fog

A light can be this

off

Useful for finding your way around

map

Can you think of another word for ‘job’?

work, task, employment


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ActionActionSee the section ‘How do I know what action to take?’ for further tips on this part.

Remember to tick any pages that need to be ‘Reset’.

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top

rob

hot5

4

them

leg

yet6

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got

pod

log5

5

red

jet

egg6

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jot

cod

mop5

o o o

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To steal something

rob

Not the bottom

top

It has a yolk

egg

What’s another word for ‘jet’?

plane, aeroplane, aircraft


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up

pup

bun7

4

us

sum

cut7

2

rub

hum

mug7

5

hug

bus

pull8

3

dug

nut

put7

u u u

uu

2

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Blocks

Questions

Which word is a sound?

hum

This has a shell

nut

Like a cup

mug

Can you put the word ‘hug’ into a sentence?


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if

dig

sip9

3

this

give

with11

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bin

lit

fib10

4

there

think

path12

i i

3

thi

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Comprehension question Answer

At what time does the next bus leave? 10am

What is Tom going to do after he has got the tax? Help his dad fix the van

Is it Tom’s van? No

Is Tom being helpful? Yes

What’s another word for ‘fix’? Repair, mend

The sun is up and Tom is up. Tom’s dad has a van but it has not got tax on it. Tom thinks he will get the tax. If he can get the next bus at ten he can get the tax.

The bus at ten has not gone yet. Tom can get the tax. He will give the tax to his dad and his dad can put it on the van. Then Tom can give his dad a hand to fix the van.

12AI’d like you to read this passage to me.

Circle any words the student has difficulty reading.

Record the number of errors.

I’m going to ask you a few questions about the passage.

Record the number of errors.

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Blocks


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sand

bend

pond13

4

mess

hiss

pass15

2

cattle

settle

bottle14

5

by

try

why15

3

silk

milk

sulk14

6

sell

will

hall16

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Check Words

4

-y -ll-ss

egg

kettle

end

moss

that

try

I’d like you to read these words to me.


Vocabulary


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What is Tom’s dog called? Pat

What does Tom tell the dog not to do? Get wet

What’s another word you could use to describe the hut? Untidy (or similar)

Is Tom pleased with his dog? No

What do you think are the benefits of having a dog? (any answer acceptable)

Tom has a dog, Pat. Tom sends his dog off on a run and tells it not to get wet.

Oh no! The hut is a mess and Tom is mad at Pat. Let’s give Pat a bath and try to get rid of all this mess in the hut.

Tom will have to try to settle that dog. I think Pat is a bad little dog. It will come to a bad end. I think that I will not have a dog at all.

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seem

feed

street17

4

to

lose

doing20

2

toy

annoy

enjoy18

5

you

soup

group20

3

boot

moon

pool19

ee oy oo

5

ouo

Check Words

been

dry

miss

fuss

lend

bottle

wind

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Name two of the boys in the story? Tom, Ben

Why do they have to rush to see Tom? He will have gone soon

What will happen if they don’t get to see Tom? The narrator’s Mum will get mad

Can you think of another word for mad? Cross, angry (or similar)

What colour and size is the hut? Green, little

Tom has gone off to see his pal. I will come with you to see him as well, Ben.

You will soon get there if you run. I can give you a hand up the hill if it is too steep.

Come on, I can pull you up. There, that’s not too bad is it? Let’s run to get there soon.

Tom will have gone soon and I have to see him. Mum will get mad if I miss him.

See, there is Tom with that boy. That little green hut at the end of the path is his to keep things in.

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1

wash

warn

wander21

4

pack

neck

sick24

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king

sing

wing26

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cook

wood

door22

5

jolly

only

dusty25

8

catch

fetch

pitch26

3

task

risk

dusk23

6

every

hurry

worry25

9

much

such

which26

beef

goose

thin

bed

gone

fill

bottle

this

ee

oy

seen

toy

Check Words Check Sounds with clue words

wa- oo -sk -y

-tch-ry -ch

-ck

-ing

I’d like you to read the sounds to me.

Only give the clue word if needed.

Use the stars to mark any sounds not known.

Vocabulary


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What do they want to borrow? A ball

What are they going to give the boy if he lends it to them? A bottle of 7 Up

Do they play with the ball for long? No

What does ‘pack it in’ mean in this story? Stop playing football

What do the boys do after they give the ball back? Sit on a log

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Ask that boy if he will lend you his ball for a bit. I will give him this bottle of 7Up if he will let us have the ball. He can keep a watch on us to see that we do not run off with his ball.

Come on then, send the ball to me. You can give it a big kick. That was not a very good try was it? Run and get that if you can. I have had it and want to pack it in. Let’s give the boy his ball back and sit on that log there.

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-nd

dr-

trick

land

drop

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sea

heal

meat27

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swim

switch

swoop28

7

so

rode

zone30

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drank

drum

drift27

5

life

tire

while29

8

warning

trying

seeing30

3

trim

track

trade28

6

we

these

here30

doll

ask

lose

any

carry

very


ea dr- tr- i-e

e-e o-ee o -ing

sw-

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What was strange about how the cat looked? It was green

Why did the person dreaming wake up? The dog dropped a bone on the person’s hand

Name one thing the cat didn’t like Milk or cat meat

Can you think of another word for ‘funny’? Strange, odd, bizarre

What was the weather like that day? Hot and sunny

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This was a very funny dream.

There was a big fat cat in it, but he was green. He did not like milk. I had a big tin of cat meat for him there as well, but he did not like that.

He wanted to eat bits of wood and green grass all the time. He seemed to like thick little bits of dry wood. Then he let some wood drop on my hand and I woke up.

There was my dog with her bone. I had gone to sleep at the foot of the tree in the hot sun.

That was a funny cat, and a funny dream.

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-ss

oy

wa-

ea

th

dr-

little

mess

boy

wash

tea

think

drum

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card

target

are31

4

may

sway

always34

2

cord

sort

tore32

5

cave

pale

lace35

3

under

brother

remember33

6

even

broken

given36

beat

foot

youth

lose

egg

very


ar or er

a-e -en-ay

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36A


What has happened to the bike? It has a puncture

Can he get home on foot? No

What time is the next bus? 5pm

What’s another way of saying ‘fix’? Mend, sort out

What seems to have caused the puncture? Glass

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Did you say that you can fix my bike for me? If you can I will be very pleased. You see I can not get home on foot. I live far away and need my bike to go all that way. There is not even a bus until five and that is a long time.

Yes, I think it was a bit of glass that did it. You can see the hole in the tube there.

In a little time that will be set and I can put it on and ride off home. You have been very good to do this for me. May I ask what your name is?

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Pages 37-40

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blue

dune

amuse37

4

west

last

trust38

7

clash

close

clatter40

2

bake

tame

gate37

5

next

text

38

8

became

behind

beyond40

3

tune

mane

male37

6

shout

cloudy

ground39

rattle

hurry

roof

many

took

mark

order

does

Check Words

a-eu-e a-eue u-e -xt

be-ou

-st

cl-

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40A


What time of year is it? Summer

What is the person in the story going to do? Go for a ride, have a picnic

What is the person in the story taking along? Food and a bottle of Coke

What time of day do you think it is? Morning

How do you know the weather hasn’t been very good so far? ‘Summer has come at last’

It is a hot dry day today. The summer has come at last. If I am good to Mum I may get the OK to take some food out with me. I must ask Ben if he can come too.

There is not a cloud in the sky. The sun looks as if it is here for ever. Come on Mum, leave the cleaning up. Let me get a box to put the food in. A bottle of coke to drink and off I go on my bike. All I have to do is call for Ben. I bet he is in bed fast asleep.

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starve

steam

story41

4

free

friend

freedom43

7

fly

flame

flatter44

2

wheel

whisper

who41

5

press

prize

proper43

8

plot

plank

player44

3

bow

drown

tower42

6

front

amount

different43

9

price

voice

service44

moss

all

into

clean

power

tr-

-ce

wh-

oy

er

track

race

where

annoy

river

-en

ay

-sk

-lk

open

may

task

milk


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pl--nt -ce

fr-

fl-

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Why is Jack in a bad mood? He can’t work out a sum

Is Jack’s friend any good at maths? No

How does Jack tease his friend? Jack pretends his friend always adds things up in his favour

Does his friend find it funny? No

What do they have to do later? A test

‘Now Jack, tell me why you are in such a bad mood.’

‘Well I keep trying to get this sum to come out. I just can’t do it.’

‘I see. Well, it’s no good asking me, is it? I’m no good at doing things like that. But I hardly need to tell you that, do I Jack?’

‘No, I don’t think you do. When you add 2 and 2 you seem to make it five. At least you do when you are adding up what somebody has to pay you.’

‘Don’t talk like that or I will get annoyed. Just let me get on with what I have to do for the class test please.’

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ice

self

plump

steal

who

those

ay

ow

oy

oi

pay

how

joy

oil

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shall

shame

sheep45

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help

gulp

pulp47

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hard

herd

afford48

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stick

block

quick45

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shelf

golf

wolf47

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crisp

lisp

clasp46

8

soil

point

boiler47

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spin

spite

spy45

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bump

stomp46

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start

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48A


When did they find the camping site? Last summer

Why do they like being near a river? So they can fish

What sort of fish are in the river? Trout

What does it mean: ‘that’s just a tall story’? You’re making it up

Have they had a good catch? Yes – they look in the bag and say ‘wow’

‘What a good place this is for a camping site.’

‘Yes, we found it last summer. We were looking for a place to do some fishing. The farmer is a very helpful man. He lets us fish in this part of the river if we do not make a mess. There are lots of trout in there.’

‘Get away, that’s just a tall story. You won’t get trout in a silly bit of water like that.’

‘That’s what you think. You come over here and take a look in this bag. What do you think of that then?’

‘Wow!’

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good

shine

duke

part

nice

place

th / th

o

oy

ar

-en

wa-

thin/then

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toy

car

even

want

oi

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fl-

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coin

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flower

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next

try

flask52

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tune

plum

fresh51

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swish

before

now52

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even

never

dream51

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play

soup

soon52

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born

spark51

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spoil

book52

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water

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kettle

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52A


What did the cat catch? A mouse

Where was the cat sitting the second time the narrator saw him?

On the lawn

What was the cat doing? Blinking, yawning and washing its paws

What’s another word for ‘a pest’? Nuisance

What sort of look did the cat give the narrator? A smug or knowing look

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My sister has a cat called Claude.

With a name like that it sounds as if it must be a very fine cat with good manners.

What! Not a bit of it. That cat is a real pest. Last week I saw it crawling across the lawn. When I had a second look I saw it had a mouse in its jaws. It was awful. It looked at me and then it ran off.

When I next saw it, there it was sitting on the lawn in the sunshine. It was blinking and yawning and washing its paws. It gave me a look as if to say ‘What a lovely day it is for a cat to sit in the sun and be good!’

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