Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills to decode words in context.
I can sound out words that I do not know.
Decodable words: distinctive, characteristics, identify, snout, paws, pointy, confuse, large, likewise, look, always, somewhat, smaller, rounded, shorter, woodlands, wetlands, survive, neighborhoods, getaway, burrow, escape, abandoned, unlike, few, until, passages, crowded, outside, similarly, rodents, example, amphibians, consume, abundant, omnivores, because, towns, food, garbage, sunrise, nocturnal, mouse, pounce, attack, slowly, locates, crouches, steeper, force, caught, swallowed, stalk, succeed, lunge, threat, population, government, restricting, around, alert, avoid, adapt, environments, anywhere, adaptations, persistent
Provide Feedback: When readers read the text, listen to them read, one at a time, and give them feedback on errors. We’re providing you with two error-feedback strategies that will focus readers’ attention on accuracy and decoding new words.
* This book has four chapters.
We recommend reading each chapter and working on the comprehension practice (Let’s Talk about It) before moving on.