How to Read This Book with Children 1. Point to the letters Ii. Explain that the letters Ii stand for the long i sound in the middle of the words tired and bike.
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one
all
see
for
the
go
they
here
three
I
want
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2. Make sure children are familiar with the sight words in this book. See the list on the left. 3. Ask children to read the decodable book aloud. 4. When children have finished reading, ask them to tell what happened in the book. Invite them to reread decodable words from the book on the inside back cover and look for sight words in the text.
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