Phonics Intervention Minis - From Skill to Story are a research-based, decodable, reading intervention resource that and has everything you need to teach a skill from isolation into the context of reading.

Each phonics skill (diphthongs) is covered over a two-page spread.

For each Diphthong intervention activity, students will:

Page 1

• point and say letter sounds (that will be used in the targeted words with diphthongs)
• blend and read words with diphthongs (with the targeted word family)
• Word map (tap, map, and graph) words with the targeted word family
• Read the words with diphthongs fluency table three times

Page 2

• Read the words with diphthongs in the context of a short, decodable sentence. (Read each sentence three times for fluency)
• Read the words with diphthongs in the context of a a short, engaging, and decodable story. (Read the story three times for fluency).

Important Note: The sentences and passages involved in the intervention activity use ONLY the targeted phonics skill words (CVC), 10 pre-reading sight words, and decodable high frequency words.

The 10 pre-reading irregular words (heart words) are: a, and, I, for, is, of, the, to, was, you

8, 2-page intervention spreads included

• au*  (may not be fully decodable) – 1, 2-page intervention spreads (from skill to story)
• aw – 1, 2-page intervention spreads (from skill to story)
• ou*  (may not be fully decodable) – 1, 2-page intervention spreads (from skill to story)
• ow – 1, 2-page intervention spreads (from skill to story)
• oi – 1, 2-page intervention spreads (from skill to story)
• oy – 1, 2-page intervention spreads (from skill to story)
• long oo – 1, 2-page intervention spreads (from skill to story)
• short oo – 1, 2-page intervention spreads (from skill to story)

Answer keys are included!