Biscuit and Ask, Wait, Stroke: read-along
Biscuit and Ask, Wait, Stroke as a read-along for the projector: 14 pages, 900 words, level 9, grade 4.
Page 1 of 14
On Saturday morning, Nell and her gran walked down the lane to the village green, where the sun was warm and the grass smelled sweet. Nell loved dogs more than anything, and she hoped to meet every dog in the village. Then, beside the old stone well, she saw the happiest dog she had ever seen.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 9, Grade 4
- 14 pages, 900 words, about 7 minutes aloud
- A story, gentle
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About Biscuit and Ask, Wait, Stroke
Nell meets a golden dog named Biscuit on the village green and learns the three steps for meeting a dog: Ask, Wait, Stroke. Biscuit also shows her how to read a happy dog and a worried dog.
Words to preview
- relaxed (rih-LAKST)
- loose and calm
- stroke (STROHK)
- pet gently
- worried (WUR-eed)
- a bit scared
- calm (KAHM)
- quiet and still
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does Biscuit and Ask, Wait, Stroke take to read aloud?
It has 14 pages and 900 words, so about 7 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is Biscuit and Ask, Wait, Stroke?
Level 9, Grade 4. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 9 sits at grade 4. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library. It is not copied from a published book.
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