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  • Session 5: Whole-word Contractions

    Upon completion of this session, students will be able to demonstrate reading and writing proficiency with the following whole-word contractions:

    1. and
    2. for
    3. of
    4. with
    5. the
    6. but
    7. can
    8. do
    9. every
    10. from
    11. go
    12. have
    13. just
    14. knowledge
    15. like
    16. more
    17. not
    18. people
    19. quite
    20. rather
    21. so
    22. that
    23. us
    24. very
    25. will
    26. it
    27. you
    28. as
    29. child
    30. shall
    31. this
    32. which
    33. out
    34. still


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