Angela K Page

Dit; This Is!; Dot; the Mime Angela K Page

This set of 4 short stories is created to engage, have fun, and develop further comprehensive reading such as analytical, observational, and writing skills; also including light mathematical skills. Heavy usage of common sight words are read throughout this book. The young readers are challenged with rhymes, comprehension, the introductory syllable level, making a comparison and inference, the identification of characters and their actions (verbs), and the development of vocabulary through the usage of pictures, content, and connotations. Moreover, the novice and young readers identify story parts, punctuation effects, antonyms, the negation not, homophones, contractions, and respond to multi-part questions. The young readers are also encouraged to identify unfamiliar words and tasked with becoming familiar with these terms. Questions are found following each short story along with a word list at the beginning. The young readers can practice sounding out and reading additional words similar to the terms in the story to enhance word and phonemic recognition. Immersed are versatile activities to coincide with reading, making it engaging and active.