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Reading Skills

Regular/Irregular Vowel Sounds Syllables ( en cy- clo- pe- di-a) 5 syllables Homophones ( for example: theyre their there) Roots, affixes (prefixes and suffixes) Contractions (for example: will not = wont Synonyms and Antonyms - Thesaurus ABC order, Guide Words Dictionary, Glossary Encyclopedia, Atlas, online resources Using Charts Flow, Web Venn Diagrams Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns Abbreviations ( Mr. Mrs. Ms. St. Ave. Rd. , etc.) Singular Possessive Nouns (the dogs paw) Plural Nouns ( for example: child, children) Past and Present Tense Verbs (for example: go, went) Commas in a series ( She has a cat, dog, and a mouse.) A, an, and the ( a bear, an apple) High Frequency Words ( for example: said, through) Text Features: Table of Contents, Index, Bold Words, Diagrams, Headings, Captions, etc.
Folk Tales stories passed down through
generations, mainly by an oral telling

Fiction/Nonfiction Authors Purpose Make Predictions Draw Conclusions Main Idea /Details Ask and Answer Questions Summarize Character, Setting, Events, Problem, Solution Character Traits Context Clues

Compare/Contrast
Autobiography/Biography

fairy tales, trickster tales, pourquoi tales, legends, myths, tall tales, fables

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