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Reading A-Z Level Level L Books
Grade 2
Fountas & Pinnell K
Reading Recovery 18
DRA 20
Sign Language and Hand Talk
Informational (nonfiction), 746 words, Level L (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Ask and answer questions
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Phonics Vowel Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics Commas
Word Work Antonyms

Book Summary

Sign Language and Hand Talk introduces readers to the ways people and other animals communicate with their hands. The text, photos, and illustrations explain how deaf people, babies, and other animals communicate with their hands. Students also learn about the history of sign language and about famous people who have used sign language.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Ask and answer questions

Objectives

  • Use the strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
  • Identify the main idea and details in text
  • Recognize long /a/ vowel digraph ay
  • Understand and use commas in a series
  • Identify and understand antonyms in text

Vocabulary

  • Content words: communicate, deaf, inspiration, sense, sign language, signing
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