Zoom Broom by Margie Palatini

By Melissa Van Ittersum

When her Zoom Broom sputters and dies, Gritch the Witch ends up at a used-vehicle lot run by a fox. Foxy has several items he'd like to unload on her, including a magic carpet and Cinderella's pumpkin coach.

Possible strategy instruction:

• C: Check for understanding.
• C: Use prior knowledge to connect with text.
• C: Use text features.
• C: Recognize literacy elements.
• C: Compare and contrast within and between text.

• A: Recognize when two words rhyme.
• A: Recognize words at sight.

• F: Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody.
• F: Read the text as the author would say it, conveying the meaning or feeling.
• F: Voracious reading.

• E: Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing.
• E: Use word parts to determine the meaning of words.

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