Ben Makes a Mess: Practicing the Short E Sound

By Fabio Schiavone

Colorful Illustrations support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the short /e/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic fictional narrative also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read with purpose and for meaning while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. Readers will follow a clumsy character named Ben as he makes a mess in his house. This fiction phonics title is paired with the nonfiction phonics title Bess at the Vet: Practicing the Short E Sound. The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: * Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the short /e/ sound found in the text * Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the short /e/ sound * Group Activity that guides students to identify the short /e/ 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 short /e/ sound * Writing Activity that guides students to write the letter that makes the short /e/ sound

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508130892
• ISBN13: 9781508130895
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Rosen Classroom
• Length: 8 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1