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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 2
Fountas & Pinnell K
Reading Recovery 18
DRA 20
Sending Messages
Informational (nonfiction), 528 words, Level L (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Sequence Events
Phonics Vowel Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics Past-Tense Verbs
Word Work Compound Words

Book Summary
Sending Messages tells readers about the evolution of communication. The types of messages have changed drastically over time, beginning with drumming and smoke signals. Communication is still improving today, with great distances being covered in an instant. The book tells about the early stages of written mail and telegraphs, telephones and walkie-talkies, as well as today's use of cell phones and email. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
  • Sequence events
  • Identify vowel digraph ai
  • Recognize irregular past tense verbs in the text
  • Identify and form compound words

Vocabulary

  • Content words: announce, carriers, certain, computer, developed, different, distances, earliest, email, instant, Internet, invention, language, message, Morse code, removed, replaced, several, signals, telegraph, walkie-talkie, wireless
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