Concept book (nonfiction), 16 words, Level aa (Grade K), Lexile BR80L
Pasta! will make you hungry! Bright, delicious-looking photographs accompany the text, which offers simple two-word sentences that describe pasta. This book provides reading experience for the early emergent reader that builds on a prior knowledge of food and eating, and allows the teacher an opportunity to instruct about descriptive words and capital letters. After studying Pasta! students will be as excited as the children in the pictures.
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Guided Reading Lesson
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Reading Strategy Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
Comprehension Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness Discriminate initial consonant /p/ sound
Phonics Identify initial consonant Pp
Grammar and Mechanics Capitalize the beginnings of sentences
Word Work Recognize and use color words
