Ali’s independent level was at grade 1, her instructional level was estimated to be grade 1.5 and her frustration level was determined to be grade 2. At her instructional level, correctly read sight words such as “thank”, “always” and “today.” She successfully decoded words like “bigger” and “night.” Ali substituted “rod” for “road” suggesting that she may be unfamiliar with vowel digraphs. Intervention will help Ali decode words with recognizable vowel patterns by providing explicit phonics instruction in the common syllable types.
