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Take-Home Phonics Reader
Fred Frog
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by Rena Donato
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“Gran, can I get a pet frog?”
said Fran Smith.
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“Yes,” said Gran. “Greg can
drive now to the Big Pet Shop. So,
you can go with him.”
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Greg Smith can drive now. Greg
has a big tan truck. So, Greg can
drive the big tan truck to the Big Pet
Shop.
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Fran got her crutch. Fran got her
bag. Then Fran got in the big
tan truck.
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At the pet shop, Fran got a big
fat frog. Fran was glad to get
that frog!
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“I can name him Fred Frog,”
said Fran with pride. “I can pet
Fred Frog!”
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“Fran, bring Fred Frog to the
truck now,” said Greg.
Fran got in the truck with her pet,
Fred Frog.
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Note to FAMILY: Practicing phonics at home will help your child
to master decoding and to develop fluency in reading. It is especially
important to focus on mastering this week’s Target Phonics Elements
and High-Frequency Words. This will quickly help your child to
become a successful reader.
Please read this book with your child. Remember to use the Read,
Listen, and Complete routine:
Read ...........Read to your child.
Listen ..........Listen to your child read to you.
Complete....Complete an activity from the Phonics Activity
Menu. Then, listen to your child read once more.
Target Phonics Elements: r blends (br-, cr-, dr-, fr-, gr-, pr-, tr-)
bring, crutch, drive, Fran, Fred, frog, Gran, Greg, pride, truck
Target High-Frequency Words: her, now, so
Reviewed Decodable Words: at, bag, big, can, fat, get, glad,
got, him, in, name, pet, shop, Smith, tan, that, then, with, yes
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Reviewed High-Frequency Words: a, go, has, I, said, the, to,
was, you
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