The document provides instructions for an exercise where an adult first models reading non-contracted words and sentences for a child, and then contracted words and sentences. The child then repeats the exercise of putting words into sentences until comfortable without help from the adult. Examples of contracted and non-contracted word pairs are also listed.

1. Contractions
The adult models reading the non contracted words and
putting each into a sentence. Then read the contracted word
an put into a sentence. The child then repeats the exercise.
Do this until the child is comfortable and no longer needs the
adult to model the format.

2. cannot
can’t

3. did not
didn’t

4. was not
wasn’t

5. is not
isn’t

6. have not
haven’t

7. I am
I’m

8. I will
I’ll

9. she is
she’s

10. she is
she’s

11. he is
he’s

12. has not
hasn’t

13. they are
they’re

14. we are
we’re

15. would not
wouldn’t

16. could not
couldn’t

17. should not
shouldn’t