Phrase reading: “The Duck and the Frog”
Free printable fluency passage with phrase scoops: read “The Duck and the Frog” in small chunks, three times, for smoother reading. For children who read word by word.
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- 1Word-by-word reading sounds choppy. Scoops show which words belong together, so children read them in one breath.
- 2Read it three times: research on repeated reading shows most of the gain comes in the first few readings.
- 3Model it first: read a line yourself, then your child reads it.
Sentences on this sheet
A duckand a frogsat by the pond.The frogcan jump.The duckcan swim.They playin the sunall day.
Words children read are printed in school print (Zaner-Bloser style), with the same simple a and g they learn to write. Print on US Letter or A4; the PDF has no ads and no website headers.
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