| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 8 |
| Grade | 2 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | M |
| Reading Recovery | 20 |
| DRA | 28 |
| Lexile | 551-650 |
The Mystery Wind
Folktale (fiction),
864 words,
Level N (Grade 2)
The Mystery Wind tells the story of a little African girl named Taba. One day, a mysterious wind comes to grant Taba a wish. Taba uses this wish to help improve the lives of the people in her village. Her unselfishness inspires the mystery wind to continue to grant her more wishes. Illustrations support the text.
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Story Words
charity, deeds, delighted, pondered, presence, reflecting, tending
charity, deeds, delighted, pondered, presence, reflecting, tending
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Reading Strategy
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a problem and solution
Phonics
Identify vowel digraphs ee and ea
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand use of quotation marks
Word Work
Recognize and form compound words
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze a problem and solution
Phonics
Identify vowel digraphs ee and ea
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand use of quotation marks
Word Work
Recognize and form 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
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