Language and Literacy

Read on Your Own

Focus on Genre

Biography A biography tells about a person or group of people. This biography tells about three young people who help others.

Focus on Words

R–Controlled Vowels When you read and come to a word you don’t know, blend the sounds together to read it. Remember an r can change the vowel sound in a word. You just learned about words with these spellings.

arerair
orirear
ureer
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High Frequency Words Say these words as whole words when you read.

countryAmerican
calledwould
livedknow
houseshould
nowalso
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