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Start Your Engines

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Student increase their reading fluency and expressiveness through the use of various strategies. After reviewing crosschecking, decoding, and rereading, pupils complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read...
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My Lips are Zipped

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners practice reading silently. After discussing how reading silently can enhance the reading experience, students discuss decoding strategies. Individual learners read selected, level passages during sustained silent reading.
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Flying with Adam Raccoon

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing rereading and decoding strategies , students complete multiple reads of a novel text. With the instructor, they read complete a timed...
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Mike Likes Kites

For Teachers 1st
First graders review i_e = /I/ and examine the i_e = /I/ correspondence by spelling and reading words. They make words using letterboxes while following a teacher led lesson. They complete a worksheet and read "Kite Day at Pine Lake."...
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Shhhhh

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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Apple

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...
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Speedy Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review the cover-up and crosscheck method of reading words before practicing rereading to become more fluent readers. They listen as the teacher reads both with and without fluency to determine which is easier to understand....
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Read

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Student improve their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and cover up strategies, students work complete a timed assessment of their words read per minute with the instructor. They record...
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Read

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students improve their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading strategies, students work with the instructor to complete a timed assessment of their words read per minute.
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Kitty Protector

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading silently. They observe the teacher model techniques for reading silently, and discuss decoding strategies. As a class, they silently read the book "The Fire Cat" and...
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The See-Saw: How to Blend

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen as the word "cat" is sounded out spreading out all the sounds contained. They discover the meaning of blending using the word "cat" and then changing the consonants to make new words. They then figure out new words...
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I Can Read With Expression

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice reading fluently and expressively through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking, decoding, and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. They create a deck of expression cards to...
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Express Your Reading

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students increase their reading fluency and reading expression through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text without expression. Working with a partner,...
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Books Have Feelings Too

For Teachers 2nd
Second gradersincrease their reading fluency and expressiveness through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding and rereading, 2nd graders complete an initial read of a novel text without expression. Each student reads a...
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The Pink Pig Gets Icky Sticky

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils recognize that the letter "i" alone in written text will map out the /i/ phoneme in spoken words. By helping them with this short vowel mapping knowledge is further increased and decoding skills improve.
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I Feel the Need....The Need for Speed!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students first learn to decode when learning to read. Decoding each letter and phoneme in a sentence or even a short text takes a considerable amount of time. Students must drill to progress in the pace and level of their reading. In...
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Vroom, Vroom, Vroom! Off We Go!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice sentences and short books to improve their fluency. They read practice sentences to model fluent reading. They review decoding strategies for unknown words including cross-checking. They read with their partner and...
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Zoom! Speed Reading

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars practice repeated readings to improve their fluency. They review the cover-up strategy for decoding unknown words and practice reading sentences and short text. They work in pairs and complete the Speed Reading sheet for...
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Speeding Into Fluent Reading

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners examine what it means to be a fluent reader. They review the cover up method for decoding words and practice sentences as a fluent and disfluent reader. They work in partners and read a book three different times for one minute...
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Eeehhhhhhh What Did you Say??

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Student read pseudo words containing the e=/e/ correspondence and recognize sounds in vocal gestures and words. They explore the e=/e/ correspondence, or short e vowel sound and complete a letter box lesson, reading words that contain...
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Punch in the Stomach...uhhh

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover that letters and their correspondences will lead to successful decoding, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. They recognize the letter u and the correspondence u=/u/. They repeat the tongue twister with the...
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-ain Word Find

For Students 1st
In this word search activity, 1st graders will find and circle twelve words which belong to the -ain word family. The words are listed at the bottom of the word search and vary in decoding difficulty.
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St Word Search

For Students 1st
In this st words word search worksheets, 1st graders will find and circle 15 words beginning with the st blend. The words vary in decoding difficulty from stop to statement.
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School-Home Links: Reading Common Words

For Students K - 1st
In this reading words instructional activity, students practice reading the common words from the list from top to bottom and bottom to top. Students then make flash cards of the words and practice again. Parents or guardians must sign...

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