In this storybook (with Guided Reading Level C, Reading Recovery Level 3, and a 37-word count), students will get to improve their reading skills while discovering how Russ’s family helps him select a used bike. Dialogue includes the “said” tag before and after the quotation: “Here is a bike”. Line placement also encourages phrased reading. High frequency words in this storybook include: here, said, no. Handprints program also features other books about the same brothers to help support every reading level, including: Family Bike Ride, Level C/3 (Set C1) and The BMX Winner, Level F/10 (Set D2).
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- Handprints Level C storybooks are for emergent Grade K to 1 readers who are no longer dependent on using merely pictures and language patterns to predict unknown words
- Story gradually progresses from natural language to book language and strategic reading cues through word choice, sentence structure, and more
- Each page of text is designed to encourage left-to-right reading movement while exaggerated spacing between words encourages voice-print matching
- High-frequency words are used repeatedly to build a strong sight vocabulary while black-and-white illustrations keep students engaged with storyline
- Storybooks C Teacher’s Guide (free to download) provides the educator with before-during-after activities, writing suggestions, and support for promoting active reading and comprehension



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