Walter the Farting Dog by William Kotzwinkle and Glenn Murray

By Jason Rubin

Walter the Farting Dog is a story about a small dog with a big problem. He has horrible gas! He stinks up the house and may have to be sent to the pound. Will he be saved?

Possible strategy instruction:

• C: Summarize text; Include sequence of main events.
• C: Make a mental picture or image.

• A: Skip the word and then come back.

• F: Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody.
• F: Reread text.

• E: Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing.
• E: Use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries as tools.

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