LESSON 27 TEACHER’S GUIDE Always Learning by Gloria Ríos Fountas-Pinnell Level K Informational Text Selection Summary Readers are introduced to the idea that learning is a life long adventure and can take place at every age. Number of Words: 392 Characteristics of the Text Genre Text Structure Content Themes and Ideas Language and Literary Features Sentence Complexity Vocabulary Words Illustrations Book and Print Features Informational Text Description Learning different things at different ages Learning by oneself or from others People at any age can learn new things. People learn things in different ways. Straightforward language Many examples Some simple sentences: People are always learning. Some longer sentences: She also knows how to add and subtract in her head to be sure she gets the right change at stores. Words relating to growing up: babies, older, children, parents, teachers, teens, adults, grandparents Words relating to learning: exploring, studies, puzzles, teach, homework, taught, master, help High frequency words: always, different, enough, happy, high, near, once, stories Some more challenging words: bicycle, subtract, master Word in all capital letters for emphasis: ALWAYS! Pictures support each page of text. Nine pages of text, illustrations on every page Seven to nine lines of text on a page Three and four-line sentences, some starting mid-line © 2006. Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Permission is hereby granted to individual teachers u

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