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| English-Language Learners need just-right text featuring core sets of critical words used for beginning reading. In contrast to the difficult text in basal reading textbooks, the text in Zip Zoom Critical-Word Readers was written to introduce beginning readers to critical words and limit the cognitive and linguistic loads for students. |
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These books are highly supportive with short, simple sentences, strong picture/text support, and carefully introduced new words.
• Highly meaningful words: 30
• High-frequency words: 40
• Phonemically regular words
• Rate of new words introduced: 5–8 per lesson
• Multiple repetitions within a lesson and across lessons
• Simple sentences
• Basic punctuation
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the Level 1 Scope and Sequence |
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These books offer children more complex sentences including the use of past and future tenses. The books still offer strong picture/text support with words that are carefully introduced and repeated from level 1.
• Highly meaningful words: 40
• High-frequency words: 50
• Phonemically regular words: short-vowel words
• Reuse of words taught in Level 1
• Multiple repetitions within a lesson and across lessons
• Simple and more complex sentences
• Basic and more complex punctuation
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the Level 2 Scope and Sequence |
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These books offer children more challenging texts with longer reading passages. Children are introduced to more complex sound/spelling patterns including long vowels, r-controlled vowels, diagraphs, and more.
• Highly meaningful words: 55
• High-frequency words: 60
• More complex letter/sound patterns: long vowels, r-controlled, diagraphs and diphthongs
• Reuse of words taught in Level 1 & 2
• Multiple repetitions within a lesson and across lessons
• Complex sentences
• Basic and more complex punctuation
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the Level 3 Scope and Sequence |
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