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Cat on the Mat

Early Reader No. 1

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell

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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'

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Try These New Words

cat rat fat bat mat The the a

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The cat.

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The fat rat.

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The fat bat.

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The fat rat sat on a mat.

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The bat and a rat

sat on a mat.

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The cat sat on a mat.

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The bat and a fat rat sat on a cat.

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The fat cat sat on a mat.

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Extra Words

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Comprehension

1. What animal sat on the mat first? 2. How many animals are in this story? 3. Who sat on the mat next to the fat rat? 4. Who sat on the cat? 5. What happened to the rat and the bat?

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Complete the sentences with these words.

rat, mat, bat, rat, cat

The fat ___ sat on a ___.

The ___ and ___ sat on a cat.

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