Reading
This is the what the story is mostly about. When you are asked to summarize the story, you are being asked to tell this.
Main Idea
Even
She is credited with creating our nation's first flag.
Betsy Ross
Vowels and consonants
These are details in a story. They support the Main Idea
Facts
Sum
He was the first president of our nation
George Washington
There are five (sometimes six) types of this letter.
Vowels
When you don't understand what a word means, you can use the other words in the sentence to help. This is called using this.
Context
The number of stripes on the American flag
Thirteen.
When I word has a vowel, a consonant, and then the letter E, the vowel is usually this.
Long
When we use information in a passage to come to a conclusion, we are making this.
Inference
While not the first war to be fought on American soil, this war is credited with being America's first.
The War of 1812
These are sounds that are made up of two consonants.
Clusters or blends
This was the last state to join the Union.
Hawaii
These are sounds that are made up of two vowels
Diphthongs