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    First Grade Reading Skill Builders will give your child practice and strengthen the ability to recognize and understand a variety of words and text. Each lively and engaging activity inside the book focuses on a skill needed to become a superstar reader. From phonics to sentences to stories, First Grade Reading Skill Builders will help your child with the foundation needed to succeed throughout elementary school.

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    First Grade Reading Skill Builders will give your child practice and strengthen the ability to recognize and understand a variety of words and text. Each lively and engaging activity inside the book focuses on a skill needed to become a superstar reader. From phonics to sentences to stories, First Grade Reading Skill Builders will help your child with the foundation needed to succeed throughout elementary school.

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    First Grade Reading Skill Builders by Sylvan Learning - Excerpt

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    First Grade Reading Skill Builders will give your child practice and strengthen the ability to recognize and understand a variety of words and text. Each lively and engaging activity inside the book focuses on a skill needed to become a superstar reader. From phonics to sentences to stories, First Grade Reading Skill Builders will help your child with the foundation needed to succeed throughout elementary school.

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    Contents

    Letter Sounds
    1 Beginning Sounds 2 13 Words to Know 68
    2 “C” and “G” 12 14 More Words to Know 72
    Review 14 15 Words That Go Together 76
    3 Ending Sounds 16 Review 82
    4 Middle Sounds 20 Reading Comprehension
    5 Two Letters, One Sound! 22 16 The Big Idea 84
    Review 24 17 It’s All in the Details 90
    6 Short Vowels 26 18 Order of Events 96
    7 Long Vowels 36 19 Reading between the Lines 102
    8 Why “Y”? 46 20 Making Predictions 108
    Review 48 21 Facts and Opinions 112
    All about Words Review 116
    9 Compound Words 50 Answers 119
    10 Contraction Action 54
    11 Syllables 56
    12 Plurals 60
    Review 66

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    Beginning Sounds

    Starting Line
    SAY the name of each picture and LISTEN to its beginning sound. WRITE the letter to
    complete each word. Then READ each word out loud.

    ike
    1
    esk
    6

    2
    ed 7
    us

    3
    ish ork
    8

    oat
    4 9
    oll

    5
    og um
    10

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    Beginning Sounds

    Maze Crazy!
    1
    Help the bee get to the hive. DRAW a line through the maze to connect the pictures
    whose names begin with the b, d, or f sound.

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    Beginning Sounds

    Sounds and Words


    SAY the name of the picture in each row and LISTEN to its beginning sound. CIRCLE
    the word or words in the row that have the same beginning sound.

    1. quick quit fun

    2. jeans gum jam

    3. kite kick goat

    4. mop fan hand

    5. gas keep zip

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    Beginning Sounds

    What’s My Word?
    1
    SAY the name of each picture. CIRCLE the word that matches the picture.

    1. 2.

    hand jam rang king


    3. 4.

    queen nail jump jar


    5. 6.

    kite tent girl quilt


    7. 8.

    hat fall jug key

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    Beginning Sounds

    What Starts My Name?


    SAY the name of each picture. WRITE the correct word for each picture under the
    letter that makes its beginning sound. LOOK at the word box for help.

    leaf net pan mop pig log mat nose

    l m n p
    nose

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    Beginning Sounds

    Picture Match
    1
    READ each sentence and FIND the matching picture. WRITE the correct number in the box.

    1. I see a ladybug on a leaf.


    2. The milk is on the mat.
    3. The nest is next to the net.
    4. I ate pizza and pie for lunch.

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    Beginning Sounds

    Starting Line
    SAY the name of each picture and LISTEN to its beginning sound. WRITE the letter to
    complete each word. Then READ each word out loud.

    ent
    1
    eal
    6

    ing
    2 7
    ix

    ooth3 8
    ed

    ooster
    4 9
    ub

    omato
    5
    aw
    10

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    Beginning Sounds

    Double Cross
    1
    SAY the name of each picture and LISTEN to its beginning sound. DRAW a line from
    each picture to its name.

    rake rose
    sun tape

    tooth top
    sink rock

    tie rug
    sock seal
    9

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    Beginning Sounds

    What Starts My Name?


    SAY the name of each picture. WRITE the correct word for each picture under the
    letter that makes its beginning sound. LOOK at the word box for help.

    zipper van wig yo-yo web yellow vase zebra

    v w y z

    10

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    Beginning Sounds

    Word Connection
    1
    SAY the name of the picture. Circle the letters that make its name. WRITE the word.
    Then READ the word out loud.

    ve t m e s b w i mf
    ca n v u p t t o n g
    van 1 2 3

    x- l a y g e r n z e p u
    h r u p y a m c s i r o

    4 5 6

    11

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    Copyright © 2009 by Sylvan Learning, Inc.

    All rights reserved.

    Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of
    Canada Limited, Toronto.

    www.tutoring.sylvanlearning.com

    Created by Smarterville Productions LLC


    Producer: TJ Trochlil McGreevy
    Producer & Editorial Direction: The Linguistic Edge
    Writer: Christina Roll
    Cover and Interior Illustrations: Duendes del Sur
    Layout and Art Direction: SunDried Penguin
    Art Manager: Adina Ficano

    First Edition

    ISBN: 978-0-375-43023-7

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request.

    This book is available at special discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions or premiums.
    For more information, write to Special Markets/Premium Sales, 1745 Broadway, MD 6-2,
    New York, New York 10019 or e-mail specialmarkets@randomhouse.com.

    PRINTED IN CHINA

    10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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