Early Reader Story 1: cat on the mat

Early Reader Story 1 Source: Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell Notes for Teachers: Single Syllable Words Sound the Words : pronounce each letter separately, then blend the separate sounds into a continuous word (c--a--t, c-a-t, c-aaa-t, cat). Whole Words: - Explain that these must be memorized/recognized. Punctuation : Explain “full stop“ ( . ) - Stop, take a breath, then start new sentence. Short Vowel : ‘a’ as in ‘cat’ ---- Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’