| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 8 |
| Grade | 2 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | M |
| Reading Recovery | 20 |
| DRA | 28 |
Summer Olympics Legends
Informational (nonfiction),
748 words,
Level O (Grade 2)
Summer Olympics Legends introduces readers to five athletes who are remembered for their remarkable achievements during past Summer Olympics. Readers will learn about a young man from Ethiopia named Abebe Bikila who ran shoeless in a 26-mile marathon, decathlete Daley Thompson who won not one, but two, decathlons, and Fanny Blankers-Koen, a mother of two children who had to wait until World War II ended to compete in her second Olympics. They will also read about gymnast Nadia Comaneci who scored the first perfect "10," and swimmer Mark Spitz.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
agility, endurance, excel, feat
agility, endurance, excel, feat
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Mentally retell key information during reading
Comprehension
Identify facts and details
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize types of sentences
Word Work
Identify compound words
Mentally retell key information during reading
Comprehension
Identify facts and details
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize types of sentences
Word Work
Identify compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
