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STUDENT READERS OVERVIEW Each student reader is thoughtfully created with an exemplar word, original story line, and age appropriate topics, while teaching SEL habits and opportunities for cross-curricular connections. LETTER

EXEMPLAR WORD

STUDENT LETTER BOOK

TOPICS

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS • Beginning sound isolation: /m/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Rhyming Words • Phoneme Substitutions • Phoneme segmenting in three-sound words

• Beginning/ending sound isolation: /t/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threesound words

teeth, lunch, school

• Beginning/middle sound isolation: /ă/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threesound words

birds, nests, nature, family

• Beginning sound isolation: /n/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

sun

Sam in the Sun: Sam and his dog Sid are playing outside in the summer. Poor Sid! His hair is so hot! Can Sam find a way to help Sid cool down?

pets, weather

• Beginning sound isolation: /s/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

rake

Rex and the Rake: There is a pesky raccoon on the roof. Rex tries to get it down, but it will not move. Will the raccoon ever get off the roof?

animal pests, weather

• Beginning sound isolation: /r/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

piano

Paco and the Piano: Paco and Papa are at a community park party when they see something unusual—a piano in the park! Paco loves playing the piano, but will he be able to put his shyness aside to play piano at the park?

community parks/ parties, music, piano

• Beginning sound isolation: /p/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Final sound substitution • Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

igloo

Ikiaq and the Igloo: The snow is just right, so Ikiaq starts to make an igloo. But soon, Ikiaq feels ill. Will his igloo get done?

tradition, winter, snow, family

• Beginning sound isolation: // • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

dolphin

Dax and the Dolphin: Dax is on a diving boat with his dad when he sees a dolphin tangled in the net. Can Dax and his dad help the dolphin?

oceans, diving, dolphins, ocean trash

• Beginning sound isolation: /d/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Final sound deletion • Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

hammer

Hana Has a Hammer: The horse, the hen, and the hog have all escaped the pen! Can Hana round them up and get them back?

farms, farm animals, fixing things

• Beginning sound isolation: /h/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

goat

Gabby and Her Goat: Gabby has a goat named Gus. Gus is helpful on the farm, but sometimes Gus gets into things he shouldn’t. Can Gabby think of a way to solve the Gus problem?

farms, goats

• Beginning sound isolation: /g/ • Syllable segmentation • Onset-rime segmentation • Final sound deletion

• Phoneme segmenting and blending in threeand four-sound words

mask

Mac and the Magnificent Masks: Mac and Marcos are making animal masks at school. Mac makes an amazing macaw mask, but Marcos is not happy about how his mask is turning out. Can Mac help Marcos?

creativity, art, animals

tomato

Tere and the Tomato: Tere is growing tomatoes for the first time. Are the tomatoes ready yet? Tere can’t tell!

growing vegetables, family

apple

Ally and the Apple: Ally is missing her two front teeth and can’t bite into her apple. Will her friends help her?

nest

Nell and the Nest: Nell find a nest! She is so excited, she runs to tell Nana. Nana tries to show Nell it is okay to look at things in nature but not touch them. Will Nell listen?

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