Lesson 9.2 Reading a Chapter Story

Steps

1. Warm-up

   Do this: Echo-read the first paragraph with expression.

2. Teach the new idea

   Do this: Tap and blend. For each word your child touches each letter (or letter team) and says its sound, then sweeps a finger under the whole word and says it smoothly. Never guess from the first letter or a picture. If a word is misread, point to the part that was missed and blend again from the start.

   Do this: Spell it. Say a word. Your child says it back, taps the sounds on his or her fingers, then writes one letter (or letter team) for each sound. Check together, sound by sound.

   Do this: Heart words. A heart word is mostly regular. We tap it like any other word, and draw a heart over the one part that does not follow the rules we know yet. Practise the heart words on cards every day this week (see the table below).

   Do this: The week at a glance. Day 1: warm-up, new sound, handwriting. Day 2: card review, word lists, spelling. Day 3: second new sound or more words, heart words. Day 4: read the story, talk about it. Day 5: reread the story for fluency, play the game, quick check (10 words, 1 sentence, 5 spelling words). Read the read-aloud at another time of day.

3. Show how

   Show: Blend dream.

   Say this: “Touch and say: /d/ /r/ /ea/ /m/.”

   Say this: “Sweep your finger under the word and say the sounds again, faster, without stopping between them.”

   Say this: “Say the word: dream . Use it in a sentence.”

   Answer: dream

   Show: Blend pharaoh.

   Say this: “Touch and say: /ph/ /ar/ /aoh/ (heart word: ar says /air/ and aoh says /ō/).”

   Say this: “Sweep your finger under the word and say the sounds again, faster, without stopping between them.”

   Say this: “Say the word: pharaoh . Use it in a sentence.”

   Answer: pharaoh

4. Practice together

   Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.

   Ask: Read: dream · pharaoh · famine · grain

   Listen for: dream = d | r | ea | m; pharaoh = ph | ar | aoh (heart word: ar says /air/ and aoh says /ō/); famine = f | a | m | i | n | e (i says a quick /ĭ/; the final e is silent); grain = g | r | ai | n

   Ask: Read: storehouse · ruler · ring · chariot

   Listen for: storehouse = s | t | ore | h | ou | s | e (store + house; the final e is silent); ruler = r | u | l | er; ring = r | i | ng; chariot = ch | ar | i | o | t

   Ask: Read the sentence: Joseph told Pharaoh what the dreams meant.

   Listen for: Reads every word correctly: “Joseph told Pharaoh what the dreams meant.”. Pauses at the full stop and sounds like talking on the second read.

   2 more practice items on the lesson page.

5. Watch for
   • Trying to read a long word all at once. Find the vowels, split the word into syllables, read each part, then put it together.
   • Guessing from the first letter or the picture. Cover the picture and ask the child to tap every sound.
6. Handwriting and copywork
   1. Write one sentence about each chapter.
   2. Use the ball-and-stick lines: tall letters touch the top line, short letters touch the middle line, tails go below the base line.

   Copywork: Write each word once, saying the sounds as you write: dream, pharaoh, famine, grain, storehouse, ruler.

7. Heart words this week

   Word	Sounds	Heart part
   none	/n/ /ŭ/ /n/	♥ o says /ŭ/
   whom	/h/ /oo/ /m/	♥ w is silent; o says /oo/
   coming	/k/ /ŭ/ /m/ /ĭ/ /ng/	♥ o says /ŭ/

8. Decodable story: Joseph and Pharaoh’s Dreams

   Joseph and Pharaoh’s Dreams

   Chapter 1. Joseph had been sold as a slave in Egypt. Though he did nothing wrong, he was put in prison. But God was with Joseph even there. In prison he told two men what their dreams meant, and everything happened just as he said.

   Chapter 2. Two years later, Pharaoh had two strange dreams. In the first, seven fat cows came up out of the river, and then seven thin cows came and ate them up. In the second, seven good ears of grain were swallowed by seven thin ears. None of Pharaoh’s wise men could tell him what the dreams meant.

   Then the cupbearer remembered Joseph. Pharaoh sent for him. "Can you tell me what my dreams mean?" Joseph said, "It is not in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer." Then he explained: "Seven years of plenty are coming, and then seven years of famine. Store up grain in the good years so the people will not starve."

   Chapter 3. Pharaoh said, "Can we find such a man as this, in whom the Spirit of God is?" He made Joseph ruler over all Egypt. He gave him his ring and a gold chain and his second chariot. For seven years Joseph filled the storehouses with grain. When the famine came, there was bread in Egypt, and people came from every land to buy it.

   Retold from Genesis 39–41. Before reading, show your child these story words and read them together: Joseph, Pharaoh, Egypt, famine, storehouses, chariot, ruler, cupbearer, prison, interpret, strange.

   Every word in this story uses only the sounds and heart words taught so far (checked by the School Launch decodability checker). Read a page a day on Days 3 and 4, and the whole story on Day 5.

9. Talk about the story
   1. Where was Joseph when Pharaoh sent for him?
      Answer

      In prison.

   2. What were Pharaoh’s two dreams?
      Answer

      Seven fat cows eaten by seven thin cows; seven good ears of grain swallowed by seven thin ears.

   3. Who did Joseph say would give the answer?
      Answer

      God.

   4. What did Joseph do in the seven good years?
      Answer

      Stored up grain.

   Then ask your child to tell the whole story back in his or her own words (narration).

10. Read-aloud

    Genesis 41. Read aloud over two days.

    The read-aloud is for listening, not decoding. Read it to your child at another time of day.

11. Game: Chapter Summary

    After each chapter, your child tells it back in three sentences: beginning, middle, end.

12. Narration

    Say this: “Tell me the new sounds you learned this week, and read me one word.”

    Listen for: I can tap and blend words such as dream , pharaoh , famine .; I can read the heart words none , whom , coming and say which part is learned by heart.; I can read “Joseph and Pharaoh’s Dreams” and tell it back.

13. Recitation

    The Moon (Robert Louis Stevenson)

    The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
    She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
    On streets and fields and harbour quays,
    And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.

    The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
    The howling dog by the door of the house,
    The bat that lies in bed at noon,
    All love to be out by the light of the moon.

    But all of the things that belong to the day
    Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way;
    And flowers and children close their eyes
    Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.

    This week: Recital. Put it all together: stand tall, big clear voice, eyes up, steady pace, pauses, expression, a good beginning and ending.

    • Day 1: The teacher says it twice; the child echoes it one line at a time.
    • Days 2–4: Say it together each morning; drop one line of help each day.
    • Day 5: Say the title and the poet, then the poem. Stand up and say it alone for the family.
14. Scripture

    And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

    Joseph gave God the credit.

Spread over the week

5 sessions of 15–20 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.

1. Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
2. Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
3. Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
4. Session 4. More practice, handwriting and reading, and the daily habit.
5. Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.

For you

For families. Keep each session short and cheerful: 15 to 20 minutes, then stop. If your child is tired or frustrated, stop and finish tomorrow. A lesson can take more than a week; move on when the quick check on Day 5 is mostly “Got it.”