Read the poetry poster, The Red Hen, with a helper. Give a thumbs up when you hear a word with the short /e/ sound. Did you notice the /e/ sound can be at the beginning of a word, like Ed, or in the middle of a word like pet? What other words can you think of that have the /e/ sound?
Now we want you to read the poem again, but this time listen for the rhyming words.
Ted, Ed they both say -ed
name, tame they both say -ame
Now you think of a word that rhymes with hen.
Finally, we want you to read the Rapid Word Chart below. This will help build your reading fluency. Try reading it smoothly, without sounding out the words. Try reading across, then up and down. You will get faster each time you try it!
