Washing the Windows
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What's Inside
Let's learn how to wash the windows, going step by step. Enjoy reading this book over and over again, fluency is the key to reading.
Children practice reading with accuracy, fluency, and expression as they follow a simple process in order. The text also supports self-correction, context clues, and using sentence structure to figure out words.
This level K book fits children who are building smoother reading habits and learning to monitor their own reading. It also gives adults a clear way to talk about reading strategies during shared reading.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Washing the Windows into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Following steps in order
- Reading with fluency
- Self-correcting while reading
- Using context clues
- Using sentence structure and visual cues
- Reading for accuracy and expression
Discussion Questions
- 1 What does the title tell us this book will teach us to do step by step?
- 2 Why might a person need to wash windows carefully and in order?
- 3 When you hear the phrase over and over again, what do you think the book wants the reader to do?
- 4 How does reading with fluency help a person understand the steps in a book like this?
- 5 What can you do if a word does not make sense when you read it in a sentence?
- 6 After reading, can you retell the steps in your own words from start to finish?
Words to Learn
- wash
- To clean something with water or another cleaner.
- window
- A glass part of a wall that lets light in and lets you see outside.
- step
- One part of a task or process.
- step by step
- Doing one part at a time in order.
- fluency
- Reading smoothly, accurately, and with expression.
- accuracy
- Getting the words right when you read.
- context clues
- Hints in the sentence that help you figure out a word.
- punctuation
- Marks like periods and commas that help us know how to read.
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