Overview
Bright, colorful photos support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the /p/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic nonfiction text also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read for information while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. Readers will follow a relatable narrator as they talk about their pen pal. This nonfiction phonics title is paired with the fiction phonics title A Party for Piper: Practicing the P Sound.
The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides:
* Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the /p/ sound found in the text
* Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the /p/ sound
* Group Activity that guides students to identify the /p/ sound, decode the words that contain it, and use the words
* Extended Activity that provides students with additional opportunities to think about, list, and use words containing the /p/ sound
* Writing Activity that guides students to write the letter that makes the /p/ sound
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