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MEA/READING RECOVERY LEVEL 8. FOUNTAS & PINNELL LEVEL E
Book
Title
Genre/
Word
High Frequency Words
Phonic Skills
Word Study
Text Structure Features
No
Text Type
Count
New
Reviewed
New
Reviewed
8A
Thumper’s Sore Paw
Narrative –
136
will your
after his take
Blends - sleep
Suffixes - limped fixed
Familiar content with moderate picture
realistic fiction
•final blends – limp must
support
thank
•consonant digraphs -
Thumper thank
•long vowels – make take
home
8B
Life in the Trees
Information Report
147
some yes
Blends - frog branch tree
Irregular plurals - leaves
Familiar content with strong picture
trunk snake
support
•final blends - trunk nest
•question/answer
•final consonant digraphs -
•picture glossary
branch
•long vowels - make snake
life
8C
Walter the Water Taxi
Narrative –
140
want
day too
Blends – swam
Compound words - ferryboat
Familiar content with moderate picture
fantasy
•final blends – want fast
speedboat sailboat without
support
•y ending - carry ferry
•contractions - can’t
8D
A New Place to Live
Narrative –
144
there with
down going so too
Blends – place grass
Onomatopoeia – moo baa oink
Familiar content with moderate picture
fantasy animals
want will
•consonant digraphs –
support
sheep shade where
•speech bubbles
•long vowels - place shade
•soft c - place
8E
Dad’s Phone
Narrative –
142
did was where
will
Final blends - find
Compound words - outside inside
Familiar content with moderate picture
realistic fiction
•consonant digraphs - where
bedroom
support
Shelley
•antonyms - outside inside
•final consonant digraphs -
•contractions - can’t don’t I’m I’ve
bush Josh path
•long vowels - gate phone
•y ending - Shelly
8F
A Visit to the Library
Factual Recount
138
day going got
Blends - Friday trucks
Compound words – carpark
Familiar content with moderate picture
some want
•final blends – went
upstairs downstairs cookbook
support
•consonant digraphs -
•antonyms - upstairs downstairs
checked
•final consonant digraphs -
path
•y ending - library
8G
Zippy Zebra Finds a Friend
Narrative –
142
him want was will
Blends - play friend
Alliteration – Zippy Zebra
Familiar content with moderate picture
fantasy animals
with
crocodile swim
Charlie Cheetah, Carla Crocodile,
support
•final blends –
Leo Lion, Zina Zebra
friend fast
•consonant digraphs- Charlie
cheetah
•y ending - Zippy
8H
Trains
Factual Description
142
too was where
Blends - train tracks France
Compound words – monorail
Specialized vocabulary with strong
steam
•adjectives -
picture support
•consonant digraphs- where
electric steam bullet maglev
•questions
•long vowels - made
•abbreviations - maglev TGV
•maps
•labels
•picture glossary