Garrett Morgan and the Traffic Signal
Garrett Morgan y el semáforo
Garrett Morgan and the Traffic Signal
Garrett Morgan and the Traffic Signal
Garrett Morgan and the Traffic Signal
Garrett Morgan and the Traffic Signal
Garrett Morgan and the Traffic Signal
Biography (nonfiction), 232 words, Level J (Grade 1), Lexile 450L
People follow traffic signals every day. Did you ever wonder where the idea for the traffic signal came from? Garrett Morgan and the Traffic Signal tells about the problems of buggy and car drivers in the 1920s and one man's plan to help keep the streets safe.
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High-Frequency Words
he, knew, saw
Story Words
buggies, busy, Cleveland, corners, Ohio, plan, problems, signal, traffic
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Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand text
Comprehension
Elements of a Biography : Identify elements of a biography
Phonological Awareness
Manipulate Initial and Final Sounds : Manipulate initial and final sounds
Phonics
Open Vowels : Recognize open vowel y
Grammar and Mechanics
Verbs : Understand and recognize verbs
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Alphabetizing : Identify and understand how to place words in alphabetical order
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