Before Reading Activities Notes to Parents and Teachers In Stage 2 of literacy development confirmation and fluency a child can typically read simple familiar stories and selections with increasing fluency Have children practice reading fluently to support this stage of literacy development Take turns reading pages with your child or students so you can model what fluent reading sounds like Ask them to recount story details such as character names and event sequences Before Reading Bilingual books help build vocabulary in both languages As your child or students read ask them to look for these words and tell you how they are related children niños cat but gato pero culebra snake goose ganso
Bilingual Fairy Tales ENGLISH SPANISH The Gingerbread Man El Hombre de Pan de Jengibre retold by Catherine McCafferty illustrated by Doug Bowles
Once upon a time there lived a kind old couple They had all that they wanted except for a child One day the old woman made up her mind She said If we cannot have a real child I will make one for us Había una vez una bondadosa pareja de ancianos Tenían todo lo que querían menos un niño Un día la anciana tomó una decisión Si no podemos tener un hijo de verdad dijo ella haré uno para nosotros
