Pathways Guided Reading Selections
Emergent Titles
Middle Grade 1
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Boxes, Boxes, Boxes Children find a big box. Then their imaginations go to work. Reading Recovery® Level 6 |
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The Cat Who Loved Red The clay figure illustrations are a highlight of this story of a cat who loved red things, but most of all the girl with red hair. Reading Recovery® Level 6* |
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Charlie's Black Hen This cumulative story moves from the green meadow, to the blue pond, to the red coop where Charlie's black hen lays a white egg for Charlie. Reading Recovery® Levels 6-7 |
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Crocodile's Smile Mother crocodile's mouth is full and she can't smile until her babies hop out into the water on their way to safety. Reading Recovery® Levels 6-7 |
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The Elephant's Trunk Now young readers can independently learn facts about the largest land animal and its amazing trunk. Reading Recovery® Levels 5-6 |
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It's Game Day Follow this child throughout game day leading to a big score for the soccer team. Reading Recovery® Level 6* |
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Kite Dance "Dance" through this book as a young girl and her father watch their homemade kite fly away. Reading Recovery® Level 7* |
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Let's Play Jacks A girl teaches a friend to play jacks. A how-to book embedded in the story. Reading Recovery® Levels 7-8 |
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Little Princess In a twist on a traditional theme, many people try to discover why the Little Princess does not smile. Reading Recovery® Level 7 |
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Molly Makes a Graph When grandma is ready to order shoes for her store, Molly makes a graph of her friends' favorite shoes. Reading Recovery® Levels 7-8 |
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My Pet A young girl considers various pets in the pet store before choosing a gerbil. A natural high-interest topic. Reading Recovery® Level 6* |
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Never Be An active boy thinks of all the animals he can imitate while knowing they can never be like him. Reading Recovery® Levels 5-6 |
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Oh, No, Sherman! Sherman learns his trick of getting the paper too well when he deposits all the neighborhood newspapers on his front porch. Reading Recovery® Level 7* |
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The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe The children know what to do, make breakfast in bed for the old woman! Reading Recovery® Levels 5-6 |
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Our House Had a Mouse A clever girl is the heroine as she finds a simple solution to the mouse in her house. Reading Recovery® Level 8* |
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Seed Surprise A young child delights in the mystery of what a seed can become. Reading Recovery® Levels 6-7 |
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She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain Sing this traditional song; then read about the train and its passengers as the engineer takes us along the tracks on a musical journey. Reading Recovery® Levels 7-8 |
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Sink or Float? Readers will be encouraged to actively test items to see if they sink or float. Reading Recovery® Levels 6-7 |
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Take a Bow, Jody This future celebrity sings to everyone she meets, even her grandparents via the phone. Reading Recovery® Level 7* |
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Taking Care of Rosie This pet care story features Rosie, the cat who loved red, and her owner, the girl with red hair. Clay illustrations are a feature of this book. Reading Recovery® Level 7* |
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This Is the Seed A cumulative tale of a young boy planting a seed that grows into an enormous pumpkin. Reading Recovery® Levels 7-8 |
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We're Just Looking! Mother's reminder that "We're just looking" is forgotten as the children bring home a new pet from the pet store each day. Reading Recovery® Level 7 |
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What's For Dinner? While preparing dinner, each family member adds salt to the stew. Reading Recovery® Level 7* |
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When Animals Sleep From dawn to dusk or from dusk to dawn, different animals sleep at different times. Reading Recovery® Levels 7-8 |
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Willy's Hats Dad and Willy pile on Willy's hat collection, including the hat that Grandma made, until they all fall down. Reading Recovery® Level 7 |
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Wolves Interesting facts about wolves written at an easy-to-read level. Reading Recovery® Level 6 |
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The Zoo in Willy's Bed Told by Willy's older sister, this easy-to-relate-to story finds Willy tucking his stuffed animals in for a good night's sleep. Reading Recovery® Level 8* |
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