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Dan And A Van
Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell
The Early Reading Company.
www.early-reading.com
Early Reader No. 2
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Single Syllable Words
Sound the Words : pronounce each letter separately, then blend the separate
sounds into a continuous word (r--a--n, r-a-n, r-aaa-n, ran).
Whole Words: - Explain that these must be memorised/recognised.
Punctuation : Explain "full stop" ( . ) - Stop, take a breath, then start new
sentence.
Short Vowel : a as in van --- Whole Words : The, the
Try These New Words
Dan man ran van
his had wet the
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A van.
Dan.
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Dan is a man.
Dan has a red van.
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Dan is a man and
he has a van.
Dan ran to his van.
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Dan sat in his
red van
Dan sat on his hat
in the van.
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Comprehension
1. What was the mans name?
2. What did he have on his head?
3. Did Dan walk to his van?
4. What colour was Dans van?
5. What happened to Dans hat?
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Extra Words
can fan pan
Complete the sentences with these words.
Dan, man, ran, van
___ is a ___.
Dan ___ to his red ___.