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Reading A-Z Level Level aa Books
Grade K
Fountas & Pinnell A
Reading Recovery 1
DRA A-1
My Family
Personal (fiction), 17 words, Level aa (Grade K)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension Compare and Contrast
Phonological Awareness Initial Sound
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Nouns
Word Work Categorize Words

Book Summary

My Family is a simple book that presents the familiar and comforting subject of family. It teaches and reinforces the printed vocabulary for various immediate family members. Charming illustrations accompany each page of text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

  • Connect text to personal experiences
  • Compare and contrast information
  • Initial sound discrimination
  • Associate the letter Mm with the sound /m/
  • Recognize that some words are naming words (nouns)
  • Categorize words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: and, me, my
  • Content words: brother, family, father, grandfather, grandmother, mother, sister
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