#8 The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car with the Star: A Book about Diphthongs and R-Controlled Vowels

#8 The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car with the Star: A Book about Diphthongs and R-Controlled Vowels book cover
Dear Parents and Educators As a former adult literacy coach and the father of three children I know that learning to read isn't always easy That's why I developed Sounds Like Readingº a series that uses a combination of devices to help children learn to read This book is the eighth in the Sounds Like Reading series It uses rhyme repetition illustration and phonics to introduce young readers to diphthongs vowel sound combinations in which the sound of one letter glides into the other as in toy and r controlled vowels vowels in which the sound changes because of the presence of the r such as the a in star Starting on page 4 you'll see three rhyming words on each left hand page These words are part of the sentence on the facing page They all feature a diphthong or an r controlled vowel As the book progresses the sentences become more challenging These sentences contain a discovery word an extra rhyming word in addition to those that appear on the left Toward the end of the book the sentences contain two discovery words And for an extra challenge the final sentence in this book contains three Children will delight in the increased confidence that finding and decoding the discovery words will bring They'll also enjoy looking for the mouse that appears throughout the book The mouse asks readers to look for words that sound alike The bridge to literacy is one of the most important we will ever cross It is my hope that the Sounds Like Reading series will help young readers to hop gallop and skip from Look for me one side to the other to help you find the words that Sincerely sound alike R P Cla likel oop Brian P Cleary
#8 The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car with the Star: A Book about Diphthongs and R-Controlled Vowels

#8 The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car with the Star: A Book about Diphthongs and R-Controlled Vowels

Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.

About This Book

By: Brian P. Cleary
Illustrated by: Jason Miskimins
Published by: Millbrook Press an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group
5-6Age Range
1.9 AR
29Pages
ABCs & 123sSubject
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5-20 minsReading Time
JGuided Reading
IFountas & Pinnell
14DRA