| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 6 - 7 |
| Grade | 1 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | G |
| Reading Recovery | 11-12 |
| DRA | 12 |
| Lexile | 80-450 |
Long Ago and Today
Realistic (fiction),
210 words,
Level G (Grade 1)
Long Ago and Today is about a young boy named Adam and his great-grandma. Adam asks his great-grandma what it was like when she was his age. Many things were different for her, but one thing was the same: they were both lucky enough to be well loved.
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Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
me, were, what, when, you Story Words
airplane, board games, great-grandma, listened, plastic, radio, video games, wooden, young,
me, were, what, when, you Story Words
airplane, board games, great-grandma, listened, plastic, radio, video games, wooden, young,
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand the text
Comprehension
Compare and contrast characters’ experiences
Phonological Awareness
Segment phonemes
Phonics
Identify initial consonant L-blends
Grammar and Mechanics
Capitalize sentence beginnings and determine punctuation for questions or sentences
Word Work
Read high-frequency words you and me independently
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand the text
Comprehension
Compare and contrast characters’ experiences
Phonological Awareness
Segment phonemes
Phonics
Identify initial consonant L-blends
Grammar and Mechanics
Capitalize sentence beginnings and determine punctuation for questions or sentences
Word Work
Read high-frequency words you and me independently
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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