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Shush!
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478121254
Grade Level:
1
Reading Level:
D
Strategy/Skill:
Comprehension strategies, Information skills, Phonics
Genre:
General Narrative
Theme/Topic:
Family, Food, Humor
Classification:
Fiction
Fluency:
Early
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Book Summary
Shush! is a lively narrative about getting up in the morning and making breakfast in bed as a surprise for Mom.
Features of the Book
- Text in speech bubbles.
- The humorous illustrations.
- The blends – “sh,” “ch,” “bl,” and “br.”
- The high-frequency words – “up,” “get,” "some,” “They,” “likes,” and “She.”
- The use of repetition as a support.
- The use of exclamation points.
- The use of a recipe.
Purpose
Shush! can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills and strategies:
- blending sounds together to make a word
- using structural cues to monitor that reading is making sense
- encouraging rereading of the text to clarify understanding
- selecting information from the story for a specific purpose
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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