Language and Literacy

Read on Your Own

Focus on Genre

Realistic Fiction Realistic fiction is a story that is not true but is based on events that could happen in real life. This story is about a man who thinks he is late for his flight.

Focus on Words

Blends and Digraphs When you read and come to a word you don’t know, blend the sounds together to read it.

Remember that sh, th, wh, and ng make one sound. You have learned about words with these spellings:

clshthng
whltfrsn
Illustration of a fish with the word “fish” below. A finger points to “sh” in the word “fish.”

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

leavetwo
outthree
allsays
secondwithout
enoughmore

Rush!

Photograph of the title page of the story, “Rush”