The Round Town Crowd

Checkpoint story.

Lesson 87 · Unit 10 · Diphthongs & Variant Vowels · Checkpoint

New this lesson: CHECKPOINT 7 — Diphthongs + variants

Pseudo-word screen: droud, glook, thrawn

Fresh 100-word passage rich in variant vowels

Lesson 87. Sounds: review. Mastery: 94% accuracy; variant vowels 9/10

In the lesson

Practice: Running record; variant vowel screen

With Wiggler: AI checkpoint + parent report

Sounds: cumulative

Unit 10: Diphthongs & Variant Vowels

13 lessons oi oy ou ow oo(×2) au aw ew ui; flexes ambiguous ow/oo/ea; w & l influence (oi/ou/oo first heard in Unit 1, Groups 5&7)

• Lesson 75 · The Coin in the Soil (New Concept): A backyard treasure hunt.
• Lesson 76 · The Toy of Joy (New Concept): A boy's favorite toy.
• Lesson 77 · The Loud Mouse in the House (New Concept): A noisy houseguest.
• Lesson 78 · The Cow and the Owl (New Concept): Barnyard friends in town.
• Lesson 79 · Zoo on the Moon (New Concept): Animals visit a moon zoo.
• Lesson 80 · The Good Book Nook (New Concept): A cozy reading corner story.
• Lesson 81 · The Sauce Launch (New Concept): A messy kitchen launch.
• Lesson 82 · The Paw on the Lawn (New Concept): A backyard mystery.
• Lesson 83 · The New Crew (New Concept): A flight crew adventure.
• Lesson 84 · The Fruit Cruise (New Concept): A juice-bar boat.
• Lesson 85 · The Great Bread Break (New Concept): A bakery story.
• Lesson 86 · The Tall Wall Walk (New Concept): Kids walk a garden wall.
• Lesson 87 · The Round Town Crowd (Checkpoint): Checkpoint story.

Part of Skill 10: Diphthongs & Variant Vowels

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