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Some people need help to see and hear. It may be hard for them to hear or hard for them to see. But special tools help them. 2
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Some people are born deaf or blind. Other people may get sick, and the illness hurts their eyes or ears. 3
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This boy cannot see, so he uses a special cane. He hears the motion of the cars, so he stops. When the cars stop, the boy can cross the street. He uses the cane to stay safe. 4
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This girl cannot see, so she uses a special dog. The dog stops at the crosswalk. When the cars stop, the girl can cross the street. She may give the dog a treat for his good behavior. She uses her dog to stay safe. 5
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This boy cannot see, so he uses a special way to read. He moves his fingers over dots on a page. He uses his knowledge to read the special dots. 6
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These special dots are called Braille. The dots are bumps. Each letter is made of dots. And each word is made of letters. Blind people read the letters by feeling them. 7
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This girl cannot hear. She uses her hands to make letters and words. She watches other people talk with their hands. She imitates new words to learn them. 8
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People who cannot hear have a special way to watch TV. There are words on their TV. When they are curious, they can read the words. 9
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Some people use special tools to help them see or hear. Thanks to these tools, they do not live in darkness and silence. 10
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Responding TARGET VOCABULARY Word Builder The suffix -ness at the end of words usually means “being _ ,” as in darkness or “being dark.” Copy the chart. Add words ending in -ness and their meanings. Word Meaning darkness being dark ? ? Write About It Text to text This book is about people who cannot hear or cannot see. Think of another book about a person who cannot see. Write a few sentences about that person. 11
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TARGET VOCABULARY behavior imitated curious knowledge darkness motion illness silence TARGET STRATEGY Summarize Stop to tell important ideas as you read. Which word is sometimes used to describe a monkey? 12
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Level: J DRA: 18 Science Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Word Count: 266 2.3.14 Build Vocabulary HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1033039
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