Dan And A Van

Early Reader No. 2

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent          © The Early Reading Company. Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell         www.early-reading.com

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Single Syllable Words

Sound the Words : pronounce each letter separately, then blend the separate sounds into a continuous word (r--a--n, r-a-n, r-aaa-n, ran). Whole Words: - Explain that these must be memorised/recognised.

Punctuation : Explain "full stop" ( . ) - Stop, take a breath, then start new sentence.

Short Vowel : ‘a’ as in ‘van’ --- Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’

Try These New Words

Dan man ran van his had wet the

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Dan.

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A van.

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Dan is a man.

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Dan has a red van.

Dan is a man and he has a van.

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Dan ran to his van.

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Dan sat in his red van

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Dan sat on his hat in the van.

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1.       What was the man’s name?

2.       What did he have on his head?

3.       Did Dan walk to his van?

4.       What colour was Dan’s van?

5.       What happened to Dan’s hat?

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Complete the sentences with these words.

Dan, man, ran, van ___ is a ___.

Dan ___ to his red ___.