Strategic Intervention

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Meet
Big Brother
Tom Lamb
Ted
Written
WrittenbybyGrace
Karen Peterson
Vincent
Illustrated by Fred
Tracey
McCabe
Binder

When my wreath was done,

Jim saw more good news in the letter.
I showed Dad and Tom Lamb.
Ted is coming home for a visit!
Tom was finished too. Phonics Skill
Jim can’t wait to be told Silent Consonants kn, wr, gn, mb
There was no more knocking Phonics Skill
Ted’s stories in person. knocked know Lamb
/f/ph, gh
wreath sign
in the water pipes. wrapped wrench(es) wrist kneeled knee
phone photos graphs laugh phrases
8 knob wrong knocking
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Jim has an older brother Last month, it rained so much
When Ted sends Jim a letter, he
who is in another country. Ted works
that in hard
Ted’s town places.
flooded.
tells stories that make Jim laugh.
Sometimes Ted calls home He helps
The roadspeople who need
were under water.
He teaches Jim nice phrases
on the phone. clean
“It waswater,
hard food,
to go or money.Ted wrote.
places,”
to say in that country.
Mostly he writes letters. “But now the roads are clear.”
2
6 7
3
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Jim has many photos Ted sends photos of wild animals
of Ted riding in jeeps, that he sees.
reading graphs, looking at maps, Ted sees bright snakes,
and standing beside huge cliffs. odd birds, and funny bugs.
He has even seen tigers!
4 5
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Jim has an older brother Last month, it rained so much
When Ted sends Jim a letter, he
who is in another country. Ted
that works in hard
Ted’s town places.
flooded.
tells stories that make Jim laugh.
Sometimes Ted calls home He
Thehelps
roadspeople who need
were under water.
He teaches Jim nice phrases
on the phone. clean
“It waswater,
hard food,
to go or money.Ted wrote.
places,”
to say in that country.
Mostly he writes letters. “But now the roads are clear.”
2
6 7
3
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Big
A Job
Brother
for Paul
Ted
Written
Written
byby April Peterson
Grace Rydell
Illustrated
Illustratedby
byJay
Tracey
Fiedermann
Binder

Jim
When sawyoumore
think
good news in the letter.
Ted
it’s time
is coming
to get home
a pet,for a visit!
Phonics Skill
Jim
just can’t
think wait
of Paul
to be
andtold
me. Vowels aw, au,Skill
au(gh), al
Phonics
Ted’s
It’s nostories
small job
in person.
having me! Paul walk caught
/f/ph, gh awful paw
taught paws because almost cause
phone photos graphs laugh phrases
8 always naughty small tall