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Realistic (fiction), 95 words, Level E (Grade 1), Lexile 220L
Amy is friends with many trees. She swings in a maple tree and climbs an oak tree. Make a Tree Friend shows many ways in which a tree can be a friend. Students have the opportunity to ask and answer questions as well as identify the main idea and details. Detailed, supportive illustrations, high-frequency words, and repetitive phrases support emergent readers.
Guided Reading Lesson PDF
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Reading Strategy Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
Comprehension Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness Segment Onset and Rime : Segment onset and rime
Phonics Short Vowels : Identify short vowel Ii
Grammar and Mechanics Verbs : Recognize and use verbs
Word Work Alphabetical Order : Place words in alphabetical order
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
