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Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell I
Reading Recovery 15-16
DRA 16
Families
Informational (nonfiction), 313 words, Level I (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Compare and Contrast
Phonological Awareness Initial Blends
Phonics Vowel Y
Grammar and Mechanics Possessive Nouns
Word Work Content Vocabulary

Book Summary
This informational text explains how family members are related and introduces students to vocabulary for extended family members. The text, which explains that family structures vary widely, uses a family tree to help readers understand different family configurations. The author points out that, no matter what someone's family tree looks like, every family is special. Photographs and diagrams support the text.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
  • Identify details to compare and contrast information in nonfiction text
  • Identify initial gr blend
  • Understand the use of y as a vowel
  • Understand and use possessive nouns
  • Identify and use content vocabulary

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: before, know, many, their, your
  • Content words: diagram, married, maternal, paternal, previous, relatives
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