| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 8 - 9 |
| Grade | 3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | O |
| Reading Recovery | 34 |
| DRA | 34 |
| Lexile | 691-770 |
Harold the Dummy
Humorous (fiction),
1,620 words,
Level S (Grade 3)
As if having the name "Ermaline" isn't bad enough, Ermaline's mother is crazy about safety. She decides to build a dummy to put in the back seat of their car so it will look like they are traveling with a man. The ugly dummy causes even more teasing for poor Ermaline. But when the dummy foils a car thief, Ermaline might have to change her mind.
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Story Words
berets, certified, customized, fanatic, humiliated, plodded, unconscious, whittled
berets, certified, customized, fanatic, humiliated, plodded, unconscious, whittled
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Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension
Use the reading strategy of analyzing characters to understand text
Grammar and Mechanics
Use commas to set off clauses and phrases
Word Work
Use suffix -ment to make new words
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension
Use the reading strategy of analyzing characters to understand text
Grammar and Mechanics
Use commas to set off clauses and phrases
Word Work
Use suffix -ment to make new 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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