© by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. | TG P-73 | Connect to Phonics PLUS Teacher Guide • Recognize words with suffixes Direct children’s attention to the decodable words list on the back cover of “Blake’s Big Game.” Read aloud the list of words. Children repeat the words. Ask: Which words have a suffix? (excitement, happiness) Tell children to look for these words as they read the story. • Identify high frequency words Explain to children that there are some words we use all the time. Children should recognize these words when they see and hear them, and they should know how to write them. Direct children’s attention to the high frequency word list on the back cover of “Blake’s Big Game.” Read aloud the list of words. Children repeat the words. Tell children to look for these words as they read the story. • Use a dictionary to find words Have children use a dictionary to look up unfamiliar decodable words and high frequency words. Ask them to define the words they look up in their own words. • Alphabetize words to the third letter Have children add to their list of the decodable words and high frequency words. As they add words to the list, they should keep the list in alphabetical order, looking to the third letter, if necessary. • Read text with purpose Read aloud “Blake’s Big Game.” Have children point to each word as it is read. Tell children to listen and read along. • Read text with accuracy, appropriate pace, and expression Read the text aloud once more. Stop at the end of each sentence and ask children to repeat it, trying to match your intonation, pace, expression, and phrasing. Then have children read aloud quietly to themselves. Listen and guide them as needed. Page P-119 Practice A • Use high frequency words in context Point to the Words to Use box and read the five words aloud. Have children repeat. Check for correct pronunciation. Say: In this activity, you will write a missing word. Point to item 1 and say: It was raining, but it was still a… game. Point to Page P3 in “Blake’s Big Game” and reread the text aloud. Ask: What did you hear? What is the missing word here? (good) Point to the word good in the Words to Use box. Say: This is the word good. It’s spelled g, o, o, d. I’ll write that word in the space. Write the word to complete the sentence. Have children complete the activity and identify the Page P-in “Blake’s Big Game” that helped them finish each sentence. Answers: 1. good 2. does 3. back 4. just 5. say B • Use context to confirm word recognition and understanding Explain that this activity is similar to Activity A, but the sentences are not from or about “Blake’s Big Game.” Children need to read the sentence frames and determine which word is missing. Say: Try completing the sentences with each word. Which one makes sense? Point to item 1. Say: What did the teacher… Which word is missing? Let’s see which word makes sense. What did the teacher back? No. What did the teacher does? No. What did the teacher good? No. What did the teacher just? No. What did the teacher say? Yes! Which word makes sense? (say) Model writing the word on the line to complete the sentence. Have children read the sentences and identify the missing word that correctly completes each. Model pronunciation of the sentence frames and have children repeat. Answers: 1. say 2. just 3. does 4. back 5. good Page P-120 C • Read on-level text with understanding Reread “Blake’s Big Game” and have children chorally read with you. Say: Let’s see how well we understand the story. Point to the example and read the sentence aloud. Ask: Is this true? Yes or no? Point to Page P-3 in the story. Say: Look at the picture. Read the sentence. Was it raining at Blake’s game? (yes) Return to Activity C. So this sentence is true. It was raining at Blake’s game. Model putting a check in the Yes column to show that the sentence is true. Have children complete the activity. Read the sentences aloud and have children repeat each. Ask them to identify the Page P-in “Blake’s Big Game” that helps them answer each item. Answers: 1. Yes 2. Yes 3. No 4. No 5. Yes
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