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In this lesson, students will progress from reading words to reading phrases. Students will continue to develop their understanding of the reading code by using accent marks to identify the vowel sounds in words. Students will learn to recognize and recall the word near that is repeated in each of the phrases. These are essential steps in preparation to read short stories. At this level, it is common for students to confuse the b and d, to add a fun and visual image, we ask students to imagine that the tall part of the letter b looks like the tall back of a bear with its fur sticking straight up in the words bee and beak. We add a friendly smile to the letter d to emphasize it’s a short-round dog’s head in the words road and seeds. We have found this to be an effective approach to address the confusion students encounter with the consonant sounds in the letters b and d. Students are engaged with visual examples provided as they read the words to further develop their understanding of the words. Students feel a sense of accomplishment upon successfully reading the phrases and express their excitement by giving a thumbs-up and saying, “I’m a Super Reader!”