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| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Grade | 1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | D |
| Reading Recovery | 5-6 |
| DRA | 6 |
Caretakers
Informational (nonfiction), 86 words, Level D (Grade 1)
Informational (nonfiction), 86 words, Level D (Grade 1)
Lesson Objectives
| Reading Strategy | Connect to prior knowledge |
| Comprehension | Classify Information |
| Phonological Awareness | Short Vowels |
| Phonics | Short Vowels |
| Grammar and Mechanics | Pronouns |
| Word Work | High-Frequency Words |
Book Summary
All around us, people in our communities take care of different things. What would we do without a road worker, a vet, a dentist, and a police officer? Students will understand that everything, from pets to people to roads, needs care.
About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
- Connect to prior knowledge
Objectives
- Use the strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand the text
- Classify information
- Discriminate the short /i/ vowel sound
- Associate the letter Ii with the short /i/ vowel sound
- Recognize pronouns
- Recognize and read high-frequency words a, is, and this
Vocabulary
- High-frequency words: a, he, is, she, this
- Content words: animals, babies, babysitter, dentist, doctor, firefighters, gardener, people, police officers, road worker, roads, teeth, vet
