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    Session 9: Short-Form Contraction

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

    1. about
    2. above
    3. according
    4. across
    5. after
    6. afternoon
    7. afterward
    8. again
    9. against
    10. almost
    11. already
    12. also
    13. although
    14. altogether
    15. always
    16. because
    17. before
    18. behind
    19. below
    20. beneath
    21. beside
    22. between
    23. beyond
    24. blind
    25. braille
    26. children
    27. first
    28. friend
    29. good
    30. great
    31. immediate
    32. letter
    33. little
    34. must
    35. necessary
    36. o'clock
    37. paid
    38. perhaps
    39. quick
    40. said
    41. together
    42. could
    43. should
    44. would
    45. either
    46. neither
    47. much
    48. such
    49. today
    50. tonight
    51. tomorrow
    52. him
    53. himself
    54. its
    55. itself
    56. your
    57. yourself
    58. yourselves
    59. herself
    60. myself
    61. oneself
    62. ourselves
    63. themselves
    64. thyself
    65. declare
    66. declaring
    67. rejoice
    68. rejoicing
    69. conceive
    70. conceiving
    71. deceive
    72. deceiving
    73. perceive
    74. perceiving
    75. receive
    76. receiving

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