Inside Language, Literacy, and Content: Reading, Writing, & Language [Level B]

- - R-controlled vowels
    - /ä/ ar 46–47
    - /ôr/ or 46–47
    - /ûr/ er, ir, ur 46–47
    - /âr/ air, ear 46–47
    - /îr/ eer, ear 46–47
  - Variant vowels and diphthongs
    - /oi/ oi, oy 150–151
    - /ou/ ou, ow 150–151
    - /ô/ aw, au 150–151
    - /ôl/ al, all 150–151
    - // oo, ew 150–151
    - // oo 184–185
    - /ə/ a 218
  - Hard and soft c 184–185
  - Hard and soft g 184–185
  - Silent consonants 185
- Decodable text 13–18, 47–52, 81–86, 117–122, 151–156, 185–190, 219–224, 253–258, 287–292
- Decoding strategies
  - Blending 13, 47, 81, 117, 151, 185, 219, 253, 287
  - Divide words into syllables 81, 117, 219, 253, 287
  - Identify root words and affixes 253, 287
  - Identify root words and endings 287
  - Identify syllable types 80–81, 252–253, 286–287
  - Sound out words 13, 47, 81, 117, 151, 185, 219, 253, 287
  - Use letter patterns 47, 117, 151, 185, 219, 287
- Divide words into syllables See Decoding strategies.
- High frequency words 10–11, 44–45, 78–79, 114–115, 148–149, 182–183, 216–217, 250–251, 284–285
- Inflectional endings -ed 109, 281, 287
  - plurals 117
- Multisyllabic words
  - Compound words 258
  - With inflectional endings 109, 117, 281, 287
  - With one consonant between two vowels 218–219, 286–287
  - With two consonants between two vowels 218–219, 286–287
  - With three consonants between two vowels 218–219, 286–287
  - With r–controlled syllables 80–81
  - With roots and affixes 252–253, 286–287
  - With schwa a in first syllable 218–219
- Phonemic awareness 12, 46, 80, 116, 150, 184, 218, 252, 286
- Phonics See Associate sounds and spelling and Decoding strategies.
- Plurals See Inflectional endings.
- Prefixes 252–253, 286–287
- Reading and spelling 12–13, 46–47, 80–81, 116–117, 150–151, 184–185, 218–219, 252–253, 286–287
- Reading fluency See The Teacher’s Edition for pages 14–18, 48–52, 82–86, 118–122, 152–156, 186–190, 220–224, 254–258, 288–292
- Root words 252–253, 286–287
- Suffixes 252–253, 286–287
- Syllabication See Multisyllabic words.
- Syllable types
  - Open 218–219
  - Closed 81–82, 218–219
  - Consonant + le 286–287
  - r–controlled 80–81
  - Vowel-silent e 286–287
  - Vowel team 286–287
- Word analysis See Associate sounds and spelling, Inflectional endings, Multisyllabic words, and Decoding strategies.
- Word families See Decoding strategies, Use letter patterns.
- Word parts See Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root words.
- Word recognition See High frequency words.
- Word sorts 10–11, 13, 47, 78–79, 81, 117, 151, 185, 219
- Word work 10–11, 13, 44–45, 47, 78–79, 81, 114–115, 117, 148–149, 151, 182–183, 185, 216–217, 219, 250–251, 253, 284–285, 287
Reading And Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking, And Comprehension
- Activate prior knowledge 2–3, 36–37, 70–71, 104–105, 140–141, 174–175, 208–209, 242–243, 276–277
- Analyze information 53, 87, 174–175, 224–225
- Analyze story elements 142–144, 147, 152–157, 160, 168
- Ask questions 210–211, 244–245