Students will listen to make judgements or fomrs an opinion, about a story based on personal experience. They will read and write words with consonant digraphs th, wh, sh, ch (tch) and identify spelling changes to base words when -er and -est are added. Students will recognize new high-frequency words: during, heard, lion, and winter. Finally, students will identify naming words (common nouns) that name people, places, and things.

     ** Good things to Know:Students should remember when they come to a word that they do not know they should look carefully at the word. Look for word parts they know and think about the sounds of the letters and blend the sounds to read the word. They should also ask themselves : Is it a word I know? Does it make sense in what I am reading? If not, ask yourself: What else can I try?