Kinder Level 1a Guided Reading /a/ PDF
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Introduction to
Guided Reading
The / ă / Sound
CVC Words – Level 1a
Developed by Marnie Ginsberg, PhD
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The /ă/ Sound
Decodable Phrases
a, d, h, m, n, p, s, t, dd, pp, th
1. math pad
2. ant path
3. tap, tap, tap
4. mad Dad, sad Tad
5. sad Dad, mad Tad
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Level 1a
Set 1
The /ă/ Sound
Decodable Phrases
a, d, h, m, n, p, s, t, dd, pp, th
6. sad and mad
7. add and add
8. a map app
9. mad as an ant
10. a path and a map
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Level 1a
Set 1
The /ă/ Sound
Level 1a
Set 2
Decodable Sentences
a, d, h, m, n, p, s, t, dd, pp, th
high
frequency
words
a, an, and, as, at, had, has, have, that, the
1. Nat sat and sat and sat.
2. Dad had a tan hat.
3. Dan and Pam sat at math.
4. “Sam, have a nap!”
5. A math man adds.
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The /ă/ Sound
Level 1a
Set 2
Decodable Sentences
a, d, h, m, n, p, s, t, dd, pp, th
high
frequency
words
a, an, and, as, at, had, has, have, that, the
6. That man has a mad asp! Aaah!
7. “That’s that!” spat Pat.
8. Nan taps sap.
9. Tam had the pan and the ham.
10. That path has ants.
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I Am
The /ă/ Sound
by Christie Cavanaugh
DIRECTIONS:
1.
Tell your students what the 3 words below
are – “I,” “am,” and “the.” Then use each word
in a sentence.
2. Also, exaggerate the individual sounds of
each word as you point with a pencil.
3. Tell the students that you will read the text
together.
I
4. Tell your students that the title is “I Am.” Ask,
“Looking at the pictures and knowing the
title, what do you think this little story will
be about?”
5. Ask students to read aloud, helping
individual students with the Blend As You
Read strategy as needed.
6. Afterwards, ask students to explain what
the text is about.
“I am happy.”
/igh/
am
the
“I am here.”
/ă/ /m/
/th/ /ŭ/ or
“She is the best worker.”
/th/ /ee/
I am Sam.
I am
I am Pam.
.
Sam sat.
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I Am
The /ă/ Sound
by Christie Cavanaugh
I
c
/igh/
am
/ă/ /m/
the
/th/ /ŭ/ or
/th/ /ee/
I sat.
Pam sat.
The mat.
Sam, Pam, and I
sat on the mat.
Teacher may need to read “on” and “and” aloud
for the child. consider sending home a copy of
the story and asking the child to
re-read it with a parent/guardian. student may
get a sticker if it’s easy to read tomorrow.
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The /ă/ Sound
DIRECTIONS:
1.
2.
3.
4. Tell your students that the title is “The Cat
is a Mad Cat.” Ask, “Looking at the pictures
and knowing the title, what do you think
this little story will be about?”
5. Ask students to read aloud, helping
individual students with the Blend As You
Read strategy as needed.
6. Afterwards, ask students to explain what
the text is about.
Tell your students what the 3 words below
are – “a,” “that,” and “like.” Then use each
word in a sentence.
Also, exaggerate the individual sounds of
each word as you point with a pencil.
Tell the students that you will read the text
together.
a
that
/ay/ or /uh/
/th/ /ă/ /t/
like
/l/ /igh/ /k/
That Cat Is a Mad Cat
The cat.
That cat is mad.
The cat
does not
A man can’t
The man
like that.
touch
does not
“I am sad
a bout
the hat.
c
like that.
that,”
says
the man.
the www.starfall.com booklet, “zac the rat,” would be good to read now.
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