Modifications in Monday's lesson:

• Song of the Train poem was condensed from two days to one
  
• Alphabet strip review was added since group did not know all of their letters (PALS)
  
• Alternate spellings in program were eliminated
  
• Initial sound sort using objects was added to reinforce the target letter sounds
  
• Alternate activity was inserted for sound and letter review - sound sheet
  
• Would You Like to Fly? along with all activities were inserted for small group because no connected text was included for that day for student practice
  

Modifications in Tuesday's lesson:

• On the Go story was condensed from three days to two (it is even continued to the next week in the basal)
  
• Alphabet strip review was added since group did not know all of their letters (PALS)
  
• Reread was added for extra practice in text
  
• Alternate spellings in program were eliminated
  
• Initial sound sort using objects was added to reinforce the target letter sounds
  
• Alternate activity was inserted for sound and letter review - initial sound cube
  
• Dictations were changed from writing individual words to writing a sentence using the target words
  

• On the Go story was condensed from three days to two (it is even continued to the next week in the basal)
  
• Alphabet strip review was added since group did not know all of their letters (PALS)
  
• Reread was added for extra practice in text
  
• Alternate spellings in program were eliminated
  
• Initial sound sort using objects was added to reinforce the target letter sounds
  
• Alternate activity was inserted for sound and letter review - initial sound spinner
  
• Trucks along with all activities were inserted for small group because no connected text was included for that day for student practice
  
• Dictations were changed from writing individual words to writing a sentence using the target words
  

Modifications in Thursday's lesson:

• The Listening Walk was added for the read aloud (from the list provided by the basal); comprehension strategies & skills from previous days were included; vocabulary work and high frequency words were included as in previous lessons
  
• Alphabet strip review was added since group did not know all of their letters (PALS)
  
• Reread was added for extra practice in text
  
• Alternate spellings in program were eliminated
  
• Initial sound sort using objects was added to reinforce the target letter sounds
  
• Alternate activity was inserted for sound and letter review - initial sound sort
  

Modifications in Friday's lesson:

• The Plane was added for the read aloud (from the list provided by the basal); comprehension strategies & skills from previous days were included; vocabulary work and high frequency words were included as in previous lessons
  
• Alphabet strip review was added since group did not know all of their letters (PALS)
  
• Reread was added for extra practice in text
  
• Alternate activity was inserted for sound and letter review - initial sound Bingo
  
• Who's Coming for a Ride? along with all activities were inserted for small group because no connected text was included for that day for student practice
  
• Dictations were changed from writing individual words to writing a sentence using the target words