READING POWER 20 MIN Word-Reading Skill Review
In this lesson, you will review the word-reading skill with campers. In the following lesson, campers will play a game to practice the skill, strengthen comprehension, and demonstrate understanding. Build Words with Prefixes and Base Words Say: Remember that prefixes are groups of letters added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning. Let’s take the word play and add the prefix re- . How does the prefix change the meaning of play ? (It changes the word to replay , which means to “play again.”) Display the Prefixes Chart and review prefix meanings.
BRING THE TEXT TO LIFE 20 MIN
Reading Fluency For the fluency practice, you may use the decodable passage and routines provided here or choose a passage from the book and the fluency routine that works best for your group. The animals were displeased with their protector. They proclaimed that Roadrunner would not be able to defend them. He was not nimble and he was not quick. “I’ll never get it right,” Roadrunner moaned. “Yes, you will,” Desert Woman predicted. So Roadrunner prepared. And with time, he was swirling and swirling like a twister. The clumsy bird had transformed into a graceful dancer. He raced down the road until his sharp eyes detected Rattlesnake. Roadrunner ruffled his feathers and twirled in circles. He pecked at Rattlesnake’s tail. Rattlesnake grew dizzy. “You win!” the serpent cried. The people were delighted. “Now everyone is free to come and go,” Roadrunner declared.
MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS Introduce the passage before modeling reading or asking campers to read. Explain that this passage includes words that describe how Roadrunner moves: not nimble, not quick, swirling, clumsy, graceful, raced, ruffled, twirled .
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