Word Practice

Word Practice

The first part of each Reading Mastery Transformations 4 and 5 (RMT 4-5) lesson begins with word practice exercises, which contain words from the student textbook stories and passages. Students have the opportunity to practise new words in isolation before reading them in a story or passage. Students always read these lists in unison before reading individually. The word practice exercises are divided into three main types of word lists. 

Hard Words: These are more difficult for students to decode. The teacher reads these words aloud first to the group and then the group reads the word out loud without the teacher. In Exercise 1, the teacher says the word and then immediately asks the group to read the word. (See Exercise 1, Task A). 

• Word Practice: These words are easy to decode for students who have placed in RMT 4-5. The words are familiar to students, so they are asked to read them in unison without teacher assistance. (See RMT 4 Teacher’s Guide page 14 for an example of a Word Practice exercise). 

• Words with Similarities: These word have similarities, such as word endings, compound words, and words with prefixes. The teacher explains the similarity and then asks students to read the words. (See RMT 4 Teacher’s Guide page 14 for an example of Words with Similarities).