Features:
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Long Vowel Sounds
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Four 16-page stories
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Highlighted key sounds for emphasis
Before You Read:
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Review associated units from
Sounds Great 3
student book.
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Introduce the new text:
Dave the Cop, Mike and His Mom, The Mole’s Hole,
or
Mike’s Mule.
Look at the title page and read the title together.
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Look at the picture on the title page. Does it give the children any clues
about the story?
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Look at the picture on page 2.
Do you think the woman is going to help the
mule? Why do you think that?
While You Read:
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Have students read the story quietly.
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Give them something specific to focus on. For example:
Read the story to find
out about the things the mole and Cole find.
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If necessary, assist the children with the first one or two pages, and then
encourage them to read on their own.
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Help students as needed.
After You Read:
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Ask questions about what students have read.
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Mike and his mom see many things. Can you tell me more about them?
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Would you like to ride your bike where Mike and his mom do?
Discuss
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Do you know any other stories about riding bikes?
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Can you imagine anything else Mike and him mom could have seen?
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Review the letter sounds associated with the units covered (-ake, -ape, -ave,
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ame, -ane, -ate/-ike, -ime, -ine, -ite, -ide, -ipe, -ire, -ive/-obe, -one, -ose, -ote,
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oke, -ole, -ope, -ore/-ube, -une, -use, -ule, -ure, -ute).
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Ask students to help you make a list of other words with the same long vowel
sounds highlighted in the story.
How to Use This Book
