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WHAT IS A PHRASE?
A phrase(s)...
is a group of words that cluster together to fill grammatical slots in sentences
is a phrase is a group of words that stand together as a single grammatical unit, typically as part of a clause or a sentence.
is a group of words that work together to make meaning, but it is not a complete sentence. In other words, it does not have both a subject and a verb.
are units of meaning that can be put together to make up sentences.
Phrases are groups of words that cluster together to fill grammatical slots in sentences. The phrasing that characterises the prosody or intonation of good readers can be modeled and taught directly. Phrasing is the result of sentence comprehension; understanding a sentence's meaning leads to grouping words into phrases.
(LETRS, Louisa Moats & Carol Tolman)
Phrased-Cued Oral Reading
Materials: A list of phrases that can be displayed on sentence strips, an interactive whiteboard; a text that can be written on and displayed on.
Explain that grouping words together into phrases will help fluency and comprehension.
Display and model reading the list of phrases.
up the tree if you can
why we are going all around town
when he asked could have been
in back of the house away from everyone
more and more not on your life
Display the chosen text.
If working one on one with a student, use one copy of the text that both of you can read.
Mark the phrases in an example sentence, using a dot or slash after each phrase.
Alice / fell way down / into the rabbit hole. /
Alice / was beginning / to get very tired / of sitting / by her sister / on the bank, / and of having nothing / to do. /
Use the eraser end of a pencil to scoop under phrases while reading aloud.
Have students take turns reading the sentence(s), scooping under the phrases with an eraser.
(LETRS, Louisa Moats & Carol Tolman)
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PHRASED - CUED ORAL READING
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