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Short Vowels; ea/e/
Character & Setting
Predict
Sentences
Voice
Long Vowels CVCe
Main Idea & Details
Text Structure
Subjects
Word Choice
Consonant Blends
Monitor & Fix Up
Predicate
Inflected Endings
Statements &
Questions
Conventions
Consonant Digraphs
Realism & Fantasy
Commands &
Exclamations
Bossy R: ar, or, ore
Sequence
Nouns
Organization/
Paragraphs
Contractions
Prior Knowledge
Proper Nouns
Bossy R: er, ir, ur
Summarize
Singular-Plural
Plurals: -s. –es, -ies
Author’s Purpose
Story Structure
Plural Nouns
Long A: a, ai, ay
Draw Conclusions
Visualize
Possessive Nouns
Focus/Ideas
Long E: e, ee, ea, y
Verbs
Long O: o, oa, ow
Verbs with Singular
& Plural Nouns
Compound Words
Cause & Effect
Verb Tenses
Long I: i, ie, igh, y
Theme & Plot
Word Choice
Comparative Ending
Linking Verbs
Syllables C + le
Compare & Contrast
Adjectives
Vowels: oo, u
Fact & Opinion
Ask Questions
Dipthongs: ow, ou
Graphic Organizers
Dipthongs: oi, oy
Adverbs: where
Vowels oo, ue, ew, ui
Adverbs: how
Suffixes: ly, ful, er, or
Pronouns
Prefixes: un, re, pre, dis
Silent Consonants
Plot & Theme
Pronouns I & me
ph, gh /f/
aw, au, augh, al
Capital Letters
Quotation Marks
Syllables: -tion, -ture
Use Commas
Suffixes: -ness, -less
Compound
Sentences