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Reading A-Z Level Level J Books
Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell J
Reading Recovery 17
DRA 18
Firefighters
Informational (nonfiction), 202 words, Level J (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Ask and answer questions
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonological Awareness Blend Phonemes
Phonics Long Vowels
Grammar and Mechanics Pronouns
Word Work Alphabetizing

Book Summary

Firefighting is serious business. Readers learn about the many challenges firefighters face and the kinds of equipment they use to do their job. It's a challenging undertaking and a very important one. Firefighters work to keep people and property safe. Informative photographs support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Ask and answer questions

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand new information in a nonfiction text
  • Identify main idea and details
  • Blend phonemes
  • Identify the long /a/ vowel sound
  • Identify pronouns
  • Alphabetize words

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: from, many, out, their, there, they
  • Content words: axes, extinguishers, firefighters, helicopters, ladders, machines, pump, smoke
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