Gabby Gets a Goldfish

Colorful Illustrations support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the hard /g/ 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. Readers will follow Gabby as she gets her first pet, a goldfish. This fiction phonics title is paired with the nonfiction phonics title I Grow a Garden: Practicing the Hard G Sound.

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