First Grade · Reading · week 16

Reading Silent-E Stories

Read a short decodable story built from silent-e words and answer simple questions about what happened.

Time for another whole story, this time full of silent-e words. Sound out any word you need to, then read the story again to make it smooth.

While you read, keep track of what is happening. A good reader thinks about the story, not just the letters.

📋 For the teacher
Teach it (10–15 min):
  • Read the story together once for accuracy, sounding out any silent-e word slowly.
  • Read it a second time for smoothness, without stopping to sound out every word.
  • Ask what happened, in order, so decoding and understanding stay connected.
  • Point out every silent-e word your child reads correctly -- specific praise builds confidence.
Talk about it:
  • What happened first, next, and last in the story?
  • Which silent-e word was the hardest to read?
  • Did the second read feel smoother than the first?

Mastery looks like: They read a silent-e story with good accuracy and can retell the main events.

Common stumbles: Reading silent-e words as short vowels out of habit from earlier weeks.

See it visually

Interactive, spoken-aloud tools that show this idea in motion.

Blending & SegmentingSlide sounds together to read a word — /s/ /u/ /n/ → “sun”.try →
Homework for this lessonType it, write it with a stylus, or print it for pencil & paper.open →
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