Ideas for Parents and Teachers Amicus Readers let children practice reading informational texts at the earliest reading levels Familiar words and concepts with close photo-text matches support early readers Before Reading (cid:135)(cid:3) Discuss the cover photo with the child What does it tell him (cid:135)(cid:3) Ask the child to predict what she will learn in the book Read the Book (cid:135)(cid:3) Walk through the book and look at the photos Let the child ask questions (cid:135)(cid:3) Read the book to the child or have the child read independently After Reading (cid:135)(cid:3) Use the word family list at the end of the book to review the text (cid:135)(cid:3) Prompt the child to make connections Ask What other words end with at Amicus Readers are published by Amicus P O Box 1329 Mankato MN 56002 www amicuspublishing us Copyright 2014 International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Powell Marie 1958 That cat Marie Powell pages cm Word families ISBN 978-1-60753-512-6 hardcover ISBN 978-1-60753 547-8 eBook 1 English language Phonetics Juvenile literature 2 Reading Phonetic method 3 Reading Primary 4 Vocabulary Juvenile literature I Title PE1135 P67 2013 428 6 dc23 2013006828 Photo Credits Andrzej Tarnawczyk Shutterstock Images cover 5 SJ Allen Shutterstock Images 1 Alan Mardi Shutterstock Images 3 Joop Snijder Photography Shutterstock Images 6 Shutterstock Images 7 8 13 Mike Flippo Shutterstock Images 9 Hasloo Group Production Studio Shutterstock Images 11 Alon Brik Shutterstock Images 14 Produced for Amicus by The Peterson Publishing Company and Red Line Editorial Editor Jenna Gleisner Designer Marie Tupy Printed in the United States of America Mankato MN July 2013 PA1938 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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