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Part 3 READINGFOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

32 Fluency

Listen and LearnFollow along silently and listen closely to the reading about Kyle Then

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Kyle is a typical ten-year-old He never imagined that he would have the important short-term goal of saving his younger brotherrsquos life

Kyle was watching TV at his grandmotherrsquos house when his sister came running up to him She was too scared to speak but she pointed outside the window at the covered swimming pool

When Kyle looked out he saw something move under the cover and he jumped into action He raced to the pool and pulled his baby brother from the water

At a Cub Scout meeting Kyle had learned how to breathe air into another personrsquos lungs He never imagined how scary it would be to use that skill but he knew he had to overcome his fear to help his brother Kyle met the challenge He stayed calm followed the steps he was taught and saved his brotherrsquos life

1 What is the topic of the text

2 What do you think is the purpose of the text

3 How does the purpose of the text influence the way the speaker uses her voice

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