If… students have difficulty reading story words from the Decodable Reader,
then… reteach them by modeling blending or reading multisyllabic words.
If… partners have difficulty reading the Leveled Reader on their own,
then… have them follow along as they listen to the Online Leveled Reader Audio.
Night Letters Group Time
Leveled Reader Paws and Claws
REINFORCE CONCEPTS This week's concept is observing nature. What have you learned by observing nature?
BEFORE READING Using the Picture Walk Routine on p. DI•1, guide students through key concepts. Ask:
p. 3 This book is about identifying animal tracks. What can you tell about the duck's feet from its tracks? (They are wide. They look like flippers.)
pp. 10–11 What animal made the prints on p. 10? (a badger) on p. 11? (a sheep) How are they different? (The badger has toes.)
Read pp. 3–4 aloud. Then do a choral reading of pp. 5–8. Have students read and discuss the remainder of the book with a partner. Ask: How can locating the tracks of animals help you observe them? (Tracks give you clues about animals that are near.)
Preview Decodable Reader 13
BEFORE READING Review the words on Decodable Reader p. 97. Then have students blend these story words: gentle, chance, pelted, lightning, roadside, puddle, phone, suggested, decided, poncho, pace, soaked, and pelted. Be sure students understand the meanings of words such as poncho and pelted.
Use the Picture Walk Routine on p. DI•1 to guide students through the text.
Preteach Phonics
SPELLINGS OF /j/, /k/, /s/ Write jet, rage, and fudge. The sound /j/ can be spelled in different ways. Model blending jet. Then have students blend jet with you. What letter stands for /j/ in jet?(j) Continue with rage (g) and fudge (dge), explaining that the letter g stands for the sound /j/ when followed by e or i. Then repeat these steps with cold, kitten, back, and school, explaining that the sound /k/ can be spelled c, k, ck, or ch. Repeat with sound and place, explaining that the sound /s/ can be spelled s or c and that the letter c has the sound /s/ when followed by e, i, or y.
Leveled Reader Paws and Claws
REINFORCE CONCEPTS This week's concept is observing nature. What have you learned by observing nature?
