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Birthday Thief

by Juliette Johnson
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Bright, colorful photos support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the unvoiced /th/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic nonfiction text also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read for information while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. This book follows a narrator as they try to find out who stole their birthday presents. This nonfiction phonics title is paired with the fiction phonics title Theo Gives Thanks: Practicing the Unvoiced TH Sound.The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides:

  • Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the unvoiced /th/ sound found in the text
  • Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the unvoiced /th/ sound
  • Group Activity that guides students to identify the unvoiced /th/ 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 unvoiced /th/ sound
  • Writing Activity that guides students to write the letters that make the unvoiced /th/ sound

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    • OverDrive Read

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    Languages

    • English