Grade 3 · Cluster 5 · Module 1 (low stamina) · Tap any underlined word to see a picture
Read in Randi Whitney's voice.
Henry Ford was an American engineer and businessman who helped change the way people traveled and worked. He was born in 1863 on a in Michigan. When Henry was young, he enjoyed taking machines apart to see how they worked. He was especially interested in and .
As Henry grew older, he worked as a and spent many hours experimenting with engines. At that time, most people traveled by and . were very rare and very expensive, so only a few people could afford them. Henry Ford believed that cars should be available for everyday families. Before buying a car,
many families had to preplan long trips because travel took much more time.
In 1903, Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company. A few years later, he created the Model T, a car that was strong, simple, and much more affordable than other cars. Many families who had never owned a car before were finally able to buy one.
Henry Ford also introduced a new way of building cars called the moving . stayed in one place while parts moved down a line and were added step by step. This made building cars faster and less expensive.
Because of Henry Ford’s ideas, cars became more common and travel became easier for many people. Dusty connected many , and cars helped people travel across them more quickly. His inventions and new ways of building products helped change transportation and industry in the United States.
The highlighted key words in this passage are tappable. Each opens a simple picture, the
content language support accommodation for new English language learners.
Take Turns Reading (Fluency)
The teacher reads one sentence and pauses. The student reads the next sentence. Keep taking turns to the end of the passage.
Model. Read each Teacher sentence with clear expression and phrasing, then pause so the student knows it is their turn.
Track. The student points under each word with a finger or pointer, left to right and top to bottom, while you read and while they read.
Praise. Name what went well in the student's reading, such as expression, smooth phrasing, or a tricky word said with accuracy. Reread any tricky word together.
1.■Teacher readsHenry Ford was an American engineer and businessman who helped change the way people traveled and worked.
2.●Student readsHe was born in 1863 on a farm in Michigan.
3.■Teacher readsWhen Henry was young, he enjoyed taking machines apart to see how they worked.
4.●Student readsHe was especially interested in engines and tools.
5.■Teacher readsAs Henry grew older, he worked as a mechanic and spent many hours experimenting with engines.
6.●Student readsAt that time, most people traveled by horse and wagon.
7.■Teacher readsCars were very rare and very expensive, so only a few people could afford them.
8.●Student readsHenry Ford believed that cars should be available for everyday families.
9.■Teacher readsBefore buying a car, many families had to preplan long trips because travel took much more time.
10.●Student readsIn 1903, Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company.
11.■Teacher readsA few years later, he created the Model T, a car that was strong, simple, and much more affordable than other cars.
12.●Student readsMany families who had never owned a car before were finally able to buy one.
13.■Teacher readsHenry Ford also introduced a new way of building cars called the moving assembly line.
14.●Student readsWorkers stayed in one place while parts moved down a line and were added step by step.
15.■Teacher readsThis made building cars faster and less expensive.
16.●Student readsBecause of Henry Ford’s ideas, cars became more common and travel became easier for many people.
17.■Teacher readsDusty roads connected many towns, and cars helped people travel across them more quickly.
18.●Student readsHis inventions and new ways of building products helped change transportation and industry in the United States.
ELPS supported by this routine
ELPS 3(H) Read with fluency and demonstrate comprehension of content-area text.
ELPS 3(A) Demonstrate awareness of print concepts and directionality of reading as left to right and top to bottom.
ELPS 2(A) Produce sounds of newly acquired vocabulary such as long and short vowels, silent letters, and consonant clusters to pronounce words with accuracy.
The Writing Academy · Content Language Support · Grade 3 Cluster 5