474 - Decoding Intervention 2 Case Study
474 - Decoding Intervention 2 Case Study
474 - Decoding Intervention 2 Case Study
STUDENT: Jake
GOAL: Through explicit instruction, Jake will learn how to use decoding strategies in order to
be able to read, in context, words following the phonics generalizations of silent e and welded
sounds.
RATIONALE: During the assessment periods, it was apparent that Jake was unable to decode
words that incorporated welded sounds. Several times, Jake experienced difficulty sounding out
words that included ing. Because this is one of the most common welded sounds, it was assumed
that Jake would have difficulty with other welded sounds following the -ng pattern. The -nk
pattern was included as well because of the relative frequency of its occurrence in text.
CC.1.1.3.D Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
1. T has cards with the following letters depicted: ing, ang, ung, ong, ink, ank, unk, onk.
group. When these letters are grouped together, they make a sound that we call welded because
5. T models sounding out the letters, touching each and saying, “/i/ /n/ /g/. When we sound these
letters out individually, they do not blend well together. It sounds choppy. Instead, when we see
6. S repeats after T.
7. T brings the s card down and connects it to the front of the ing card.
9. S responds sing.
10. T moves the s card and brings the r card down in front of ing.
13. T proceeds through each of the welded sounds, introducing the sound first and then guiding S
ASSESSMENT:
Informally assess student understanding with the Welded Sound Story. Instruct student to read
the story and highlight each of the welded sounds in the story. Informally assess student reading
ability of welded sounds through observation during the read aloud. Upon completion, collect the
Overall, the intervention lesson on welded sounds was successful. Jake had more
difficulty than expected with the -ng welded sounds. Therefore, the -nk welded sounds were not
introduced on the same day. Because of this, the assessment portion with the Welded Sound
Story was completed on a third day after the explicit instruction with both pairs of welded
sounds. An adaptation was also made to the assessment portion of the lesson. Jake appeared
overwhelmed by the length of the reading passage, and therefore, we alternated reading portions
of the passage. Even when he was not reading aloud, Jake used the highlighter to mark the words
with welded sounds as he followed along with the story. In the future, it may be beneficial to
separate the activities into multiple lessons on different days in order to make it more
In observation of Jake during reading lessons in the classroom, Jake used the welded
sound strategy with words. Originally, he would attempt to sound out each individual letter.
However, once he recognized that there was a welded sound in the word, Jake would put his
finger over the welded sound, sound out the onset, and add the welded sound at the end. This
improved his ability to decode the words and supported his fluency as he was then able to
onk – honk