Language and Literacy

Read on Your Own

Focus on Genre

Informational Text Informational text gives you information about a topic. It is nonfiction. This piece is about people who dance to celebrate important events.

Focus on Words

Verb Ending: -ing When you read and come to a word you don’t know, blend the sounds together to read it. You just learned about verbs ending in -ing.

Photograph of an inline skater. Below it the words “skate” and “skating” with a finger pointing to “ing”

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

celebratemost
youngchildren
startedbeginning
changeanother
onlyfollowing

Dance to Celebrate!

People celebrate Chinese New Year.

People celebrate Chinese New Year.