Breeds of Dogs Level P
Text Type: Nonfiction • Word Count: 1300

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Book Summary
Breeds of Dogs introduces the reader to eight different dog breeds. These include working and sporting breeds and companion dogs. Even the beloved family mutt is included. Special features of various dogs are highlighted, and photos show the range of size, shape, and hair quality.

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategies
Children should use a variety of strategies to determine word meaning and comprehend text. The targeted strategy for this lesson is: Rereading and reading ahead to compare and contrast information about different breeds of dogs.

By using anticipatory questions, children can search for specific information, such as features and qualities for each breed. Then, by rereading and reading ahead, they can compare and contrast the similarities and differences in different breeds of dogs.

Word and Print Skills
Phonics
long e digraph ee
breed, feeding, see, feet, freezes, keep, sheep, needs, weeks

Word Work
Superlatives and comparatives
Children will write sentences to demonstrate comparison.

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as children work to understand the text. The targeted comprehension strategy for this lesson is: Comparing and contrasting.

Using the two decoding skills of reading ahead and rereading, children can compare and contrast sets of information about dogs, such as size, appearance, skills, and abilities. Children and teacher should develop a set of questions prior to reading a section. How will A compare to B? What does B have in common with C? Reading ahead encourages children to make certain assumptions. A is _____ and therefore B is _____. Rereading encourages them to self-validate.

Group work is useful in extending the comparing and contrasting skill. Children can compare their own ideas to those of peers.

Visual Learning
Use the pictures in the text and on the bulletin display to encourage the comparison of breeds and special features. Children should be encouraged to look back and forth to make a visual comparison of images.

Targeted Vocabulary Words
Content Words
breed, bred, purebred, mixed breed, sporting dogs, hounds, working dogs, herding dogs, terriers, toy dogs, non-sporting dogs

Word Work Words
tall, small, big, long, short, fast, smart