Look one letter deeper
Write "track, trap, train" on the board and think aloud: "They all start with t-r-a, so I look at the fourth letter: c, i, p." Circle the deciding letters. Then let kids try a set with partners.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
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