| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 7 - 8 |
| Grade | 2 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | K |
| Reading Recovery | 18 |
| DRA | 20 |
Jessica Loves Soccer
Realistic (fiction),
514 words,
Level L (Grade 2)
Jessica Loves Soccer is a story about a girl who loves to play soccer. One day the young heroine gets the chance to help her older brothers' soccer team, though few of the players believe she is up to the task. In the end Jessica is acknowledged as being a good soccer player, even by her brothers.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
captain, championship, coach, field, goalie, miserable, neighborhood, referee, soccer, spectacular, teammate
captain, championship, coach, field, goalie, miserable, neighborhood, referee, soccer, spectacular, teammate
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing
Comprehension
Understand how readers make inferences
Phonics
Identify consonant digraph kn
Grammar and Mechanics
Distinguish common and proper nouns
Word Work
Identify and use homophones
Use the reading strategy of summarizing
Comprehension
Understand how readers make inferences
Phonics
Identify consonant digraph kn
Grammar and Mechanics
Distinguish common and proper nouns
Word Work
Identify and use homophones
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
