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We go to the park.
We sit in the sun and read a red map.
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The cat can nap.
The cat naps on the mat. We can not nap. We run!
Next Gen Learning
Next Gen Learning
📖 READING (40 Lessons) • 🟢 A. Sounds and Words
Read short words and simple sentences more quickly and smoothly, without sounding like a robot.
When you first learn to read, words can sound slow and choppy. You might stop a lot or read one letter at a time. That is okay — it means you are learning!
As you get better, reading starts to sound smooth, almost like talking. This is called fluency.
Here is something cool: your voice changes when reading becomes smooth.
Short words like sun, map, pin, and cup help you practice sounding smooth. When your brain knows the word, you don’t have to stop on every sound.
And here is the best part: when reading gets smoother, your brain has more space to think about what the sentence means. That’s how you become a strong reader!
Picture: The same sentence read first choppy, then smooth.
How to use this mini-book:
After reading, pick 2 sentences from the mini-book to read a second time. Notice how much smoother it sounds.
Tip: Time a 1-minute “quick read” and see how many words you can read accurately.
We go to the park.
We sit in the sun and read a red map.
The cat can nap.
The cat naps on the mat. We can not nap. We run!
We run and hop.
We run up the path and hop off a rock.
We stop for a cup.
We sit on a log with a cup. We read the map one more time.
Drag the correct short word into the empty box. Read the whole sentence smoothly once it is complete.
We sit in the .
I read the again.
We to the log.
We off the big rock.
I sip from my .
The cat can .
We on the mat.
I have a map.
We read it again.
I the sun.