Dear Parent,
Your student is continuing to receive additional reading instruction in a program called RAVE-O.
In Unit 4, your student is learning three new RAVE-O Town Tips. Illustrations of these tips are included with this
letter. Display these illustrations in a place that will help your student remember these important tips.
Ender Bender ing. When you add Ender Bender ing to the end of a word, it bends the meaning of the word a
little. Examples: lap, lapping; tag, tagging
Double Trouble Tip
When a rime pattern has only two letters and the Ender Bender starts with a vowel, stop and add a doubling
letter. Examples: jam, jamming; pat, patting
S-Car-Go! When adding Ender Bender s to words, just add the s and go! Examples: bats, laps, tags
In Unit 4, your student is learning the following Core Words: can, fan, cap, pad. Your student has been learning
the phonics (sounds and letters), spelling, meanings, and grammatical functions for these Core Words, as well
as reviewing Core Words from previous units. Included with this letter is a Minute Story that contains some of
these Core Words. Each one of RAVE-O’s fun, whimsical stories has an important purpose in reinforcing key skills
and concepts that will help your student grow as a reader.
Please do the following:
1. Ask your student to read the story to you. Ask your student to talk about new words and meanings that
have been learned and to use them in sentences.
2. Compliment your student for his or her reading practice. Have fun reading with your student!
3. Sign your name at the bottom of the story, and have your student return it to school the next day.
Thank you for being a partner in working with me to help your student become a better reader.
Sincerely,
Unit 4 Letter
UNIT
4
Name
“A Fan Can Fan”
Ab
bat
at can
can ba
bat!
bat
b t!
The
he bat bats!
bats!
A ra
ram can ram!
ra
ram!
The
he rams
ra
are
arre
e ramming!
rammin
ra
ramming
g!
A fan can fan
fa
fan!
n!
The
he fan is fanning
fanning Pam.
Pam
Pam..
A bat fans!
fans!
It is fanning the
the man.
man.
Jam can jam
jjam!
am!!
The
he jam is jammin
jam
jamming.
ming
g.
The
he ram
ra in a cap is batting.
batting
batting..
He
e has fans.
fans
fans.
Time taken:
Signature
Signature
________________________________________________
1st reading________________________________________________
2nd reading
3rd reading
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Ender Benders
When you add Ender Benders to the ends of words,
they bend the meanings of words a little.
rock s
rock ed rock ing
rock y
big bigger biggest
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Double Trouble
When a rime pattern has only two letters and the
Ender Bender starts with a vowel, stop and add a
doubling letter.
jam jamming
tap tapping
ram ramming
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S-Car-Go!
When adding the Ender Bender s to words, just add
the s and go!
bats
ts
tracks
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Unit 4 Letter