Support readers to make a connection between the cover illustration and the title. This introduces the letter-sound correspondence for the consonants l and r, each spelling the English sounds /l/ and /r/.
RETURN
Activity: Cover Detectives
Standards
Predict the topic and/or genre of a book based on its title and cover illustration.
Reader Goals
I can predict the genre of a book from its title and cover illustration.
Focus
Genre: Alphabet Books
Helpful Hints
Guide
- Say
Let’s look at the cover of the book. I will read the title, Peg Finds L and R Words. - Point to the character and Ask
Who is the character on the cover?
(Peg) - Ask
How do you know?
(Because her name is in the title) - Point to the word Peg in the title
Guide
- Point to the lemon and Ask
What is this?
(lemon) - Ask
What sound do you feel at the beginning of the word lemon?
(/l/) - Ask
What letter makes the /lll/ sound?
(letter L) - Point to the letter L and Say
Here is a letter L in the title!
Guide
- Point to the rabbit and Ask
What is this?
(rabbit) - Ask
What sound do you feel at the beginning of the word rabbit?
(/r/) - Ask
What letter makes the /rrr/ sound?
(letter R) - Point to the letter R and Say
Here is a letter R in the title!
Guide
- Point to the title and Say
Let’s read the title together: Peg Finds L and R Words. - Ask
What kind of book do you think this is? Is it a storybook, a science book, or an alphabet book?
(An alphabet book) - Say
Yes. An alphabet book helps us learn the sounds letters make. - Ask
What letters do you think we are going to learn in this alphabet book?
(L and R) - Say
Let’s read and find out!
