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Decodable Reader 17: Whirling Girl
Leveled Reader Database ONLINE
Monitor Progress
Selection Reading and
Comprehension
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.
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest
Group Time
DAY 1
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Read Leveled Reader Measuring the Weather
Measuring the WeatherREINFORCE CONCEPTS This week's concept is nature's record
holders. Record holders can run the fastest, jump the highest,
or lift the heaviest. What makes a record holder unique?
BEFORE READING Using the Picture Walk Routine on p. DI•1,
guide students through the text focusing on key concepts and
vocabulary. Ask questions such as:
pp. 4–5 These pages show two different types of weather. The boy
on p. 4 is sweating because it is a hot day. The man's glasses are
frozen on p. 5. What is the weather like in this picture? (cold)
p. 9 This is a picture of an anemometer. Carefully pronounce
anemometer, having students repeat after you. A scientist uses an anemometer
to measure wind speed. What do you know about scientists?
Read p. 3 aloud. Then do a choral reading of pp. 4–5. Have students read and
discuss the remainder of the book with a partner. Ask: What might you use to
measure the temperature at the coldest place on Earth? (a thermometer)
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Preview Decodable Reader 17
BEFORE READING Review the words on Decodable Reader p. 9. Then have students blend these story words: talent, bundle, tunnel, spade, bored, blurted, wormholes, sequins. Be sure students understand the meanings of words such as spades and bored.
Use the Picture Walk Routine on p. DI•1 to guide students through the text.
Preteach Phonics
R-CONTROLLED VOWELS Write earth, thirst, work, nurse, and terms. The sound /r/ can be spelled in different ways. Model blending earth. Let's blend this word together: ear th, earth. What letters stand for /r/ in earth? (ear) Continue with thirst (ir), work (or), nurse (ur), and term (er), explaining that the sound /r/ can be spelled with ir, er, ur, ear, or or.
EARTH
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ROUTINE
Strategic Intervention