Raz-Plus resources organized into weekly content-based units and differentiated instruction options.
Informational (nonfiction), 132 words, Level F (Grade 1), Lexile 320L
What do animals do at night? In Night Animals, students learn about animals that are active at night and how their senses help them find food in the dark. Students have the opportunity to identify the main idea and supporting details as well as to connect to prior knowledge. Detailed, supportive photographs, high-frequency words, and repetitive phrases support emergent readers.
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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 Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness Final Consonants : Discriminate final consonant /t/ sound
Phonics Consonants : Identify final consonant Tt
Grammar and Mechanics Verbs : Recognize and use verbs
Word Work High-Frequency Words : Understand, use, and write the high-frequency word this
Think, Collaborate, Discuss Promote higher-order thinking for small groups or whole class