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Reading Room · six little stations

Sentence
Train

Repair each sentence sign, then read it together.

STARTTcapital letter FINISH.full stop

Keep every word in order. Put the capital letter at the start of the sentence and the full stop at the finish.

For grown-ups

Guided signs keep both START and FINISH visually prominent and repeat the boundary rule. Steady signs use a neutral inspection prompt. The same six fixed candidate statements, actions, and completion condition appear at both levels. Pack-specific phonics mapping and external content approval are pending. Age only chooses the starting level. Read with the child if useful. A Read it together tap records scaffold use, not independent reading.

Game guide

About Sentence Train

Diagnose and repair the initial capital letter and terminal full stop in six fixed candidate Year 1 statements, then reread them together. Pack-specific phonics approval is pending.

Suggested age
Ages 5–6
Practice
Diagnosing and placing an initial capital letter and terminal full stop in fixed candidate statements
Pace
Untimed
Controls
Keyboard, Touch, Adult co-play
Reading
Six fixed candidate three-to-six-word statements with adult-supported rereading; named phonics-pack mapping is pending
Instruction help
Replayable help names the capital-letter start rule and full-stop finish rule, then highlights one target position without completing it. Spoken instructions are not included.

How to play

Keep the words in order. First choose whether the broken sign is missing its capital letter, full stop, or both. Check that choice, repair the diagnosed boundary, then use the required Read it together action to trace the complete sentence from left to right before the next station opens.

Adult help

A grown-up may read each fixed statement and use the start and finish labels. Read it together is required at every station and records use of the visual scaffold, not independent reading. Completing all six repairs therefore includes six read-back activations and satisfies the retained minimum of three.

Accessibility

The fixed candidate pack has no selected phonics programme and still requires named pack mapping plus external educator/content approval. It is not claimed to be decodable and may need adult reading support. This activity does not assess handwriting, independent reading, phonics mastery, grammar mastery, fluency, or Year 1 attainment.

Detailed access information
Keyboard
Every word, punctuation position, help, undo, reset, read-back, pause, continue, finish, and restart action uses a labelled native control.
Touch
Every essential action has a tap route with targets at least 44 CSS pixels; dragging is not required.
Screen reader
Sentence words, start and finish positions, chosen boundary marks, progress, feedback, guidance, read-back state, and completion are exposed as text and status updates. Manual screen-reader testing remains pending.
Timing
Untimed with unlimited retries. Correct repairs stay visible until the child chooses the next action.
Motion
Train and read-back motion are brief, pause safely, and use a non-moving visible state when reduced motion is requested.
Sound
No sound is used or required; every cue and result is visible.