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a variety of reading readiness activities follow up each story
©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4528 • Reading
What Does It Say?
Match the word to the picture
ant plant pants
Skills: Building New Words; Word Meaning
©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4528 • Reading 5
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Engaging and Easy to Use
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1 Draw 1 red ant.
2 Draw 2 green ants.
Draw It!
3 Draw ants on the pants.
Skills: Following Dir
ections; Seeing the Whole
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• Reading
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Shaped by Research Findings
The Skill Sharpeners Reading Series is written
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• Fine Motor Skills
The reading components and the speciic
skills addressed are listed on the Contents
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page.
EMC 4528
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