Features:
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Double-Letter Consonant 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 4
student book.
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Introduce the new text:
Frog and Crab, Dragon in a Dress, Don’t Blow Away, Kite,
or
Ralph and the White Whale.
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 they like the snow? How can you
tell?
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 Frog does to help Crab get a new house.
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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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Ralph does a lot of things to get fish for his shop. Can you talk about all of
them?
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How would you feel if you were inside a whale like Ralph?
Discuss
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Can you think of any other stories about the sea?
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Can you imagine another way that Ralph could have gotten away from the
whale?
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Review the letter sounds associated with the units covered (bl-, cl-, fl-, br-, cr-,
fr-/gl-, pl-, sl-, dr-, gr-, pr-, tr-/sm-, sn-, st-, sw-, -nt, -nk, -ng, -ck/-ch-, -sh-, -th-,
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ph-, wh-).
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Ask students to help you make a list of other words with the same double-letter
consonant sounds highlighted in the story.
How to Use This Book
