Whitney Walker

The Family Farm Whitney Walker

Bright, colorful photos support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the /f/ 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 be transported to a family farm and learn about the different chores that keep the farm running. This nonfiction phonics title is paired with the fiction phonics title Fred Goes Fishing: Practicing the F Sound. The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: * Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the /f/ sound found in the text * Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the /f/ sound * Group Activity that guides students to identify the /f/ 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 /f/ sound * Writing Activity that guides students to write the letter that makes the /f/ sound