Flying Start to Literacy Shared Reading: Big Books - My Dog Rags (Pack 6)

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This pack contains 1 Big Book, 1 Lesson Plan and 1 Vocabulary Starter.

Title:My Dog Rags

Synopsis: My Dog Rags innovates on the traditional rhyme with the same name. Using rhyming verse, this story introduces rich, descriptive verbs. Rags really is the funniest dog you'll ever meet!

Year level: F

Reading level: Pre K

Text type: Narrative

Curriculum link: Science: Biological Sciences Living things

Content vocabulary: dig eat flip flop gobbles gulps pants puffs run sleep slops slurps sniff swim wig wags zig zag

High frequency words: a and at have he his I in is of that the to

Key concepts: Animals use different actions to do things. Dogs are pets that need food, water, exercise and sleep.

Phonics: Identifying the /l/ sound as in love

Phonemic awareness: Rhyming words as in eat/meat, slops/stops, run/fun, trees/bees

Paired titles: Nil

Supporting material: Lesson Plan, Doing Things Vocabulary Starter

Series: Flying Start to Literacy

Series information:

Flying Start to Literacy is an award-winning comprehensive literacy program. It reflects best practice in literacy instruction and supports the systematic development of students' reading strategies and skills.

Reading strategies, phonics and phonemic awareness and repetition of high-frequency words are all developed through this series, enhancing the reader's fluency and comprehension. With an array of engaging titles to choose from, readers will laugh, explore and share in the adventure whilst learning and expanding their vocabulary.

Flying Start to Literacy resources are suitable for use as part of an early intervention program and provide effective support for English language learners.