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Informational (nonfiction), 118 words, Level E (Grade 1), Lexile 250L
City Places is a nonfiction book about various places typically found in a city and what people do in those places. Detailed illustrations support the text.
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Guided Reading Lesson
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Reading Strategy Use the strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make sense of the text
Comprehension Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness Rhyme : Identify and produce rhyme
Phonics Consonant Blends : Identify initial consonant L-blends
Grammar and Mechanics Capitalization and Punctuation : Capitalize sentence beginnings and punctuate sentence endings
Word Work Question Words : Identify question words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class
