Walter the Whale

Rosen Phonics Readers

Colorful Illustrations support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the /wh/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic fictional narrative also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read with purpose and for meaning while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. This book introduces readers to a funny whale named Walter. This fiction phonics title is paired with the nonfiction phonics title At the Wheel: Practicing the WH Sound.

The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides:
* Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the /wh/ sound found in the text
* Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the /wh/ sound
* Group Activity that guides students to identify the /wh/ 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 /wh/ sound
* Writing Activity that guides students to write the letters that make the /wh/ sound

RL
Grades
Pre-K-2
IL
Grades
Pre-K-2
GRL
D
Details:
Product type:
ISBN: 978-1-5081-3052-9
Author: Lee Young
Copyright: 2017
Reading Level: Grades Pre-K-2
Interest Level: Grades Pre-K-2
GRL: D
Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"