Ruby Finds A Worry by Tom Percival

Left unattended, little worries grow and become big worries. In Ruby Finds A Worry, a young girl named Ruby carries a worry with her as it gets bigger and bigger, until one day she figures out what to do to make it go away.

Strategy Instruction Possibilities:

Comprehension:

• Set purpose for reading.
• Use prior knowledge to predict and connect with text.
• Retell; include sequence of main events.
• Use text features to learn important information.
• Analyze how visual elements integrate and contribute to the meaning of text.

Accuracy:

• Look carefully at letters and words.
• Recognize high-frequency words on sight.

Fluency:

• Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody.
• Read voraciously.

Expand Vocabulary:

• Tune in to interesting words.
• Use word parts.