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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 1
Fountas & Pinnell D
Reading Recovery 5-6
DRA 6
I Need An Eraser
Personal (fiction), 71 words, Level D (Grade 1)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Retell
Comprehension Problem and Solution
Phonological Awareness Final Consonants
Phonics Consonants
Grammar and Mechanics Capitalization
Word Work High-Frequency Words

Book Summary
I Need an Eraser is a short story that describes what one boy does when he makes a mistake while writing. When he finally locates an eraser to correct his mistake, he encounters a new problem--a hole in his paper caused by erasing his mistake. Pictures and repetitive text support the reader.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Retell

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand the story
  • Identify the story elements of problem and solution
  • Discriminate final /d/ sound
  • Identify initial and final consonant Dd
  • Understand the use of a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence
  • Recognize and use high-frequency words my and your

Vocabulary

  • High-frequency words: find, good, look, made, might, one, the, this, you, your
  • Content words: drawer, eraser, fixed, found, mistake, need, pencil, tape
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