Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Decodable Texts Blog #1

Title: Nat’s Cat
Author: Wayne Miller
Illustrator: Angela Kamstra-Jacobson
Publisher: Learning Page, Inc.
Publication Date: 2005

Amanda’s Rating: 4/5

Brief Summary: Nat has a fat cat who chases a rat until they realize it belongs to his friend Meg.  The cat and rat become friends and take a nap together.

Evaluation Statement: Nat’s Cat is a decodable book that focus on the –at and –ap phonograms.  This book actually has a simple plot that children can enjoy while learning phonic skills. 

3 comments:

  1. I reviewed this book too, and I agree that it was nice to have a simple plot line with this one compared to a lot of the other decodable texts.

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  2. I think that these cute stories about animals becoming friends are perfect for the age of children that are reading them. It helps them to understand relationships and learn word families.

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  3. I agree, Krista. Any story with animals tends to be a favorite by little kids. I also like that this book has a plot-line compared to other decodable texts.

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