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 family wizard brain lion guard familia mago cerebro león gaurdia
Wizard of Oz the Bilingual Fairy Tales ENGLISH SPANISH El Mago de Oz retold by Carol Ottolenghi illustrated by Jim Talbot
Long ago a little girl named Dorothy lived on a farm in Kansas with her aunt uncle and dog Toto The family was poor and life on the farm was tough It’s so gray here Dorothy said one day I wish something exciting would happen Well said her uncle you might get your wish A mighty big storm’s coming Hace mucho tiempo en una granja de Kansas vivía una niñita llamada Dorothy con su tía su tío y su perro Totó La familia era pobre llamada Dorothy con su tía su tío y su perro Totó La familia era pobre y la vida en la granja era difícil y la vida en la granja era difícil Todo es tan gris aquí dijo Dorothy un día Me gustaría que ocurriera algo emocionante Bueno dijo su tío quizás se cumpla tu deseo Se aproxima una tormenta muy fuerte 3
