[75]
Just as they finished, Dean saw a grey seal leap high from the deep sea!
[90]
"Look at that seal leap and dive!" cheered the happy team.
[101]
Then they made sure to clean up every scrap so the beach stayed neat.
[115]
It was a dream day for Dean's team.
[121]
Partner Reading Check
Read 1: Read all ea vowel teams accurately
Read 2: Scooped phrases smoothly in each sentence
Read 3: Read dialogue with natural character voices
Quick Comprehension Talk
What tasty food did Dean and the team eat during their beach feast?
Partner Initials: _________ • Date: _________
UFLI Lesson 85 • Decodable Passage 3
Focus: ey /ē/ (plus ee & ea)
Word Count: 118 Words
Name: ________________________
Date: ______________
Accuracy Score: ____ / 118
Warm-Up Word Bank (Underline the "ey" words before reading):
Sydney valley chimney key Barney donkey honey alley
Sydney lived in a quiet stone cottage down in a green valley.
[12]
Puffs of white smoke rose from the brick chimney every cold morning.
[24]
Sydney took a shiny brass key to unlock the latch on the stable door.
[38]
Inside stood Barney, a gentle grey donkey with long ears.
[48]
"Good morning, Barney," said Sydney. "I have a sweet treat for you!"
[60]
Sydney mixed golden honey into a wooden bowl filled with grain and oats.
[73]
The hungry donkey began to eat with great glee until the bowl was clean.
[87]
Then Barney trotted down the green alley toward the valley creek.
[98]
Sydney stroked the donkey's soft neck as they walked in the sun.
[110]
"You are the sweetest donkey in all the land," beamed Sydney.
[118]
Partner Reading Check
Read 1: Accurately read 2-syllable -ey words
Read 2: Kept a steady reading pace without stopping
Read 3: Paused at periods and commas naturally
Quick Comprehension Talk
What special tool did Sydney use to unlock the stable door? What sweet treat did Barney eat?
Partner Initials: _________ • Date: _________
1. What items did Dean pack before heading to the sea? Evidence: Line _____
A) A heavy coat, black boots, and a map
B) Green flippers, a clean mask, and a brass key
C) A fishing net, brown bread, and a hook
D) A sailing boat, wooden oars, and a rope
2. Where did Dean meet his swim team? Evidence: Line _____
A) Inside a red brick school chimney
B) In a deep cave near the dark mountain
C) On the sandy beach near a peach tree
D) At the shop counter on the main street
3. Which two sea animals did Dean see while swimming? Evidence: Line _____
A) Three green turtles and a friendly grey seal
B) Two silver sharks and a big blue whale
C) Five spotted crabs and a quick red fox
D) Four brown ducks and a flock of geese
4. What did the team drink and eat after their swim? Evidence: Line _____
A) Warm goat milk and roasted nuts
B) Spicy soup and salty chips in a cup
C) Cold honey tea and sweet wheat treats
D) Lemon juice and hard crackers with cheese
5. Why did Dean say it was the "neatest sea trip"? Evidence: Line _____
A) He won a gold cup for swimming the fastest
B) He found buried treasure in an old wooden chest
C) He loved swimming with sea creatures and sharing treats
D) He caught five big fish to take home for dinner
Student Self-Check:
Read smoothly Spotted ee, ea, ey words Checked line evidence
Teacher Signature: ________________
| /s/ /m/ /ē/ (ey) |
| □ 1 □ 0 |
| _________________________ |
| 10 | Non | cleap | /k/ /l/ /ē/ /p/ (ea) | □ 1 □ 0 | _________________________ |
Mastery (9–10 / 10)
Ready for Lesson 86 (y as /ē/ or oi/oy)
Approaching (7–8 / 10)
Small group blending & chaining review
Needs Support (< 7 / 10)
Intensive phoneme mapping reteach
Error Pattern Analysis:
□ Short vowel substitution (e.g. read /ĕ/ instead of /ē/)
□ Vowel team confusion (trouble telling ee vs ea)
□ Ey boundary difficulty in multi-syllable words
□ Initial or final consonant blend breakdown
Final Total & Recommendation:
Total Score: ____ / 10 Real: ___/6 • Non: ___/4
Teacher Notes: _________________________________________
UFLI Lesson 85 • Teacher Answer Key & Scoring Guide
Materials: Fluency Reader & Exit Ticket
Fluency Reader: Multiple Choice Comprehension Key (Dean's Deep Sea Dream) 5 Questions (1 pt each)
Question 1: What items did Dean pack before heading to the sea? Correct: B (Line 2)
Evidence: Line 2 explicitly states: "He packed his green flippers, a clean mask, and a brass key."
Question 2: Where did Dean meet his swim team? Correct: C (Line 3)
Evidence: Line 3 explicitly states: "Dean met his swim team on the sandy beach near a peach tree."
Question 3: Which two sea animals did Dean see while swimming? Correct: A (Lines 6–7)
Evidence: Lines 6 and 7 state: "three green sea turtles" and "a friendly grey seal."
Question 4: What did the team drink and eat after their swim? Correct: C (Lines 9–10)
Evidence: Lines 9–10 state: "drank cold honey tea" and "ate sweet wheat treats."
Question 5: Why did Dean say it was the 'neatest sea trip'? Correct: C (Lines 8, 11)
Evidence: Dean experienced joy swimming with turtles and seals and sharing tea with his team.
Verbal Exit Ticket: Word-by-Word Decoding Analysis 10 Words (6 Real / 4 Non)
1. screen: /s/ /k/ /r/ /ē/ /n/ (3-consonant initial blend + ee)
2. feast: /f/ /ē/ /s/ /t/ (ea + final consonant blend -st)
3. valley: /v/ /ă/ /l/ - /ē/ (2 syllables, unaccented final -ey)
4. breeze: /b/ /r/ /ē/ /z/ (initial blend br- + ee + silent e)
5. gleam: /g/ /l/ /ē/ /m/ (initial blend gl- + ea)
6. chimney: /ch/ /ĭ/ /m/ - /n/ /ē/ (digraph ch- + final -ey)
7. vleep [Non]: /v/ /l/ /ē/ /p/ (tests pure decoding of vl- + ee)
8. zeam [Non]: /z/ /ē/ /m/ (tests pure decoding of ea as /ē/)
9. smey [Non]: /s/ /m/ /ē/ (tests pure decoding of final -ey)
10. cleap [Non]: /k/ /l/ /ē/ /p/ (tests pure decoding of cl- + ea)
Diagnostic Intervention Pathways
If a student misses nonsense words but reads real words correctly, they may be relying heavily on sight-word memorization rather than decoding phoneme-grapheme correspondences. Provide targeted chaining drills where only the vowel team or onset changes so they must attend to the letters.
