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WORDSVILLE: THE CASE OF THE UNIQUE TWEAK
July 10, 2024
WORDSVILLE: THE CASE OF THE UNIQUE TWEAK
Artist Clay discovers that his "unique" sculpture disappeared right before the Wordsville Fair. Learn the meaning of “unique” as Word Detectives Sly and Gabby solve “The Case of the Unique Tweak.”
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PREFIXES
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INFLECTED ENDINGS
Isabel Simmons helps students learn about inflected endings.
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COMPLEX VOWEL AW
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LONG E: -Y, -EY, -IE, -EI
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MY GARDEN (POEM) – ILD, IND, OLD
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VCe WORDS – LONG VOWEL A
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SHORT I
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BLEND/DECODE WORDS WITH OO
Renata Archie helps students blend/decode words with oo.
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REVIEW CONTRACTIONS AND SUFFIXES
Isabel Simmons helps students review contractions 've, 're and suffixes -er, -est.
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DECODE SUFFIXES -ER, -EST
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DECODE CONTRACTIONS ’VE, ’RE, ’M, ’S, N’T, ’LL
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REVIEW FINAL BLENDS AND INFLECTION-ING
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DECODE INFLECTIONS -S, -ES
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FINAL BLENDS NG, NK, AND INFLECTION -ING
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REVIEW R-CONTROLLED VOWELS
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PRACTICE TWO-SYLLABLE R-CONTROLLED VOWELS
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PRACTICE R-CONTROLLED VOWELS ER, IR, UR
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BLEND/DECODE R-CONTROLLED VOWELS ER, IR, UR
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REVIEW R-CONTROLLED VOWELS
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PRACTICE R-CONTROLLED VOWELS
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R-CONTROLLED VOWELS OR, ORE
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BLEND/DECODE R-CONTROLLED VOWELS OR, ORE
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SEGMENT SOUNDS & REVIEW R-CONTROLLED VOWEL AR
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DECODE TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS
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BLEND SOUNDS/PRACTICE R-CONTROLLED VOWEL AR
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BLEND/DECODE R-CONTROLLED VOWEL AR
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CHANGE SOUNDS; LONG I & LONG O
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BLEND/DECODE LONG & SHORT I, O
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BLEND PHONEMES, PRACTICE LONG I
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BLEND AND DECODE LONG I
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REVIEW WORDS WITH LONG O & LONG I
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BLEND/DECODE OE AND IE VOWEL TEAMS
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PRACTICE LONG O VOWEL TEAMS OA & OW
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BLEND/DECODE LONG O VOWEL TEAMS
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CONTRACTIONS WITH ’M, ’S, N’T, ’LL
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BLEND AND DECODE LONG A (AI, AY)
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BLEND AND DECODE INITIAL SOUNDS WITH L
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PRACTICE INITIAL BLENDS WITH S
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BLEND AND PRACTICE SHORT E, QU, X, Z
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BLEND AND DECODE SHORT E, QU, X, Z
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PRACTICE SHORT O, W, J, Y, V
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SEGMENT SOUNDS, REVIEW SHORT I, G, K
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BLEND AND DECODE SHORT I, G, K
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REVIEW SHORT I, R, F, & FINAL S
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PRACTICE SHORT I, R, F, & FINAL S
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BLEND AND DECODE SHORT I, R, F, & FINAL S
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RHYME AND PRACTICE SHORT a, n, d, p, & c
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LISTEN AND REVIEW SHORT A, M, S, & T
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RHYME AND PRACTICE SHORT a, m, s, & t
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BLEND/DECODE WORDS WITH SHORT A, M, S, T
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DIGRAPHS NG AND NK
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SHORT O
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SHORT A
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LONG U
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MAKING WORDS WITH SHORT A AND SHORT I
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REVIEW FINAL BLENDS
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THE A TRAIN
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