Smelly Skunks: Practicing the S Sound

By Fabio Schiavone

Bright, colorful photos support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the /s/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic nonfiction text also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read for information while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. Readers will follow a pair of smelly skunks as they go about their day. This nonfiction phonics title is paired with the fiction phonics title The Sad Seal: Practicing the S Sound. The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: * Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the /s/ sound found in the text * Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the /s/ sound * Group Activity that guides students to identify the /s/ 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 /s/ sound * Writing Activity that guides students to write the letter that makes the /s/ sound

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508132720
• ISBN13: 9781508132721
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Rosen Classroom
• Length: 8 Pages
• Age Range: 4 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1