Practice using text features to learn more about Rainforests and what life is like in them. Then learn about the prefixes pre- and over-.
I can recognize the main idea in a text with more than one paragraph. I can identify what each paragraph is about in a text.
I can identify and give examples of text features. I can explain how text features help locate key facts or information. I can locate key facts or information about a topic using text features.
I can explain how the images add meaning to words. I can use images and words in a text to help me understand what I am reading.
I can decode words with short vowel sounds. I can recognize familiar short vowel spelling patterns. I can decode words with long vowel sounds. I recognize familiar long vowel spelling patterns. I can decode words with common prefixes and suffixes. I can identify common prefixes and suffixes. I can decode words by breaking them into parts. I can recognize words with common spelling patterns (anchor words/word families). I can read words with irregular spelling patterns (rule breakers/dolch words) without having to sound them out.
Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell).
