When A Monster Is Born By Sean Taylor

"When A Monster is Born" there are two possibilities - either it's a faraway-in-the-forests monster, or it's an under-your-bed monster. If it's a faraway-in-the-forests monster, that's that. But if it's an under-your-bed monster, there are two possibilities -" and so continues this very fun pattern book that explores one laugh out loud possibility after another.

Possible Strategy Instruction:

• C: Make and adjust predictions; use text to confirm

• A: Use the pictures...Do the words and pictures match?

• F: Adjust and apply different reading rates to match text
• F: Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody (end marks, commas, etc)
• F: Read text as the author would say it, conveying the meaning or feeling

• E: Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing