Practice

Name Phonics:
Short a

Say the name of each picture.

Circle the picture if you hear the sound of short a.

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R 1.4 Distinguish initial, medial, and final sounds in single-syllable words.

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Name Spelling:
Short a

dad sad nap tap sack

back man cat too it

Look at the picture. Write the correct word.

Words with ad Words with ap Words with ack

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.
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LC 1.8 Spell three- and four-letter short-vowel words

and grade-level-appropriate sight words correctly.
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Name High-Frequency
Words/ Vocabulary

Fill in the sentences using the words in the box.

too It over

1. is in the 2. You have fun,

box.

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3. It is us.

R 1.11 Read common, irregular sight words (e.g., the, have, said, come,
give, of ).
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Name Grammar:
Word Order

The words in a sentence have to be in the right

order.
The order has to make sense.
Correct: Sam ran over my cap.
Not correct: ran cap Sam my over.

Circle the sentences that have the words in the

right order.
1. Dan jumps over the hat.

2. it We over jump.

3. Pat tags Dan.

4. She plays tag, too.

5. ran Sam here back.

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LC 1.0 Written and Oral English Language Conventions

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Name Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Ending -s

Circle the word that completes each sentence.

Then write the word on the line.

1. Sam .
nap naps

2. Sam and Pam .

play plays

3. Pam can .
pack packs

4. Pam go with Sam.

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5. Pam at Sam.
look looks

R 1.14 Read inflectional forms (e.g., -s, -ed, -ing) and root words
(e.g., look, looked, looking).
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Name Spelling:
Short a

dad nap sad tap sack

back it too man cat

Mark an X on the line next to the word that is

spelled correctly.

1. apn nap anp

2. too oto oot

3. dda dad daa

4. cta cat tac

5. kabc bakc back

In each row put an X on the word that does not
belong. Then write the spelling word.

6. mad sad go
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7. tap see rap

8. has pack sack

LC 1.8 Spell three- and four-letter short-vowel words

and grade-level-appropriate sight words correctly.
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Name Comprehension:
Retelling Chart

As you read I Can Too!, fill in the

Retelling Chart.

First

Next

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How does the Retelling Chart help you retell

I Can Too!?

R 2.1 Identify text that uses sequence or other logical order.

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Name Comprehension:
Sequence of Events

Look at the pictures.

Write 1, 2, and 3 for each column of pictures to
show the order in which things happen.
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R 2.1 Identify text that uses sequence or other logical order.

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Name Grammar:
Word Order

The words in a sentence must make sense.

A sentence ends with a period.

Look at the sentences. Write C if a sentence is correct.

Fix the others by writing the words in order.
1. not Pam can go.

2. He has the map.

3. The cat sat on it.

4. down jumps She up and.

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5. Sam can see Hal.

LC 1.0 Written and Oral English Language Conventions

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Name Fluency:
Echo Read: Phrasing

As I read, I will pay attention to pauses for sentence

punctuation.
“I can not nap,” said Rat. “Can you, Cat?”
09 “I can nap,” said Cat.
14 “I can not,” said Rat. “Can you nap, Bat?”
23 “Nap? Yes, I can nap, too,” said Bat.
31 “I can not nap,” said Rat. “I can play tag!” 41

Comprehension Check
1. Who could nap?
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2. Who could not nap?

Number of Words
Words Read – =
Errors Correct Score
First Read – =
Second Read – =

R 1.16 Read aloud with fluency in a manner that sounds like

natural speech.
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Name Text Feature:
Labels

Labels give information about a picture.

Look at the picture. Read the labels.

hat
bat cap

pack

Write the word that completes each sentence.

1. The man has a .

2. Pam has a .
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3. The cat has a .

4. Sam has a .

R 2.0 Reading Comprehension

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