Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds Phonics:: Sue Kang...

Official Teaching Notes are available from Oxford Owl to support comprehension and word recognition . You can find this book at retailers like Amazon , Walmart , and AwesomeBooks . Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Oxford Reading Tree: Songbirds: Stage 5 Sue Kangaroo

It also reinforces spelling patterns for other long vowel sounds including oo (good), ow (down), oi (coin), and soft c (dice) .

Sue Kangaroo attends her first day of school, participating in painting, music, and lunch. The story concludes with her learning about school rules when she accidentally tries to take school supplies home . Teaching & Reading Guide Before Reading: Introduce the character Sue and her teacher, Mrs. Drew . Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds Phonics: Sue Kang...

Have the child draw a series of pictures showing the main events of Sue’s school day in order .

The primary focus is the long vowel sound /oo/ as in "moon" . Official Teaching Notes are available from Oxford Owl

List words from the story that rhyme with Sue (e.g., new , blue , glue , drew ) to reinforce the target sound .

Spot words with the same long vowel sound, such as comparing , crew , and stew . Oxford Reading Tree: Songbirds: Stage 5 Sue Kangaroo

Encourage the child to draw "sound buttons" under letter patterns to highlight the vowel sounds (e.g., under the ue in "blue" or oo in "spoon") .