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Guided Reading Manual Sampler
13
Day
3
45
Week 4
What a Tree Has Seen
Week 4
Fluency Practice
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Review the Words to Learn with students by showing
each word, sounding it out, and having students sound it out with you.
Point to each letter of the word as you sound it out. Tell students that they will
work with a partner to practice reading the key words. Distribute a set of cards
to each pair and have students take turns reading them aloud. Remind students
to point to each letter as they sound out each word. Collect the cards and then
show a word to students and have volunteers read the word aloud.
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R
Eading
Display the following rhyme on the board. Read the rhyme
slowly. Read it again with students repeating after you. Allow a volunteer to
come to the board and track print as students repeat. Repeat the process
several times, gradually increasing your speed and using different volunteers to
track print each time. Then read the rhyme chorally with the class. Next, have
students practice reading the rhyme aloud with a partner. Remind them to try
to copy the speed and rhythm you used. Ask volunteers to read the rhyme aloud
for students.
From the Yamacraw of yesterday,
To Savannah as it is today,
The majestic oaks are standing tall.
Throughout history they’ve seen it all.
They saw indigo merchants come by.
They had to watch soldiers fight and die.
The Union finally won the war,
And the oaks are stronger than before.
Close
To bring closure to Day 3, have students practice reading the rhyme aloud
with a partner. Remind them to try to copy the speed and rhythm you used.
Finally, ask volunteers to read the rhyme aloud for students.
Prior to class, prepare
sets of index cards with
the Words to Learn
written on them, one set
for each pair of students:
4
Civil War
4
indigo
4
majestic
4
merchants
4
oak
4
Savannah
4
throughout
4
the Union
4
Yamacraw
Class Prep