Guided Reading Lesson
Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
look, some, went
Story Words
beautiful, fowl, guitar, owl, pussycat, wonderfully
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand text
Comprehension
Identify the sequence of a story
Phonological Awareness
Identify and produce rhyme
Phonics
Read and write words with the diphthong /ou/ letter combinations ow and ou
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify adjectives
Word Work
Recognize and understand compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assessment Resources