Odo Gets Measured Up: read-along
Odo Gets Measured Up as a read-along for the projector: 15 pages, 1215 words, level 10, grade 5.
Page 1 of 15
Tansy Orr had never owned anything that fit. Her sleeves came down over her thumbs, her shoes had room in the toes for a second, smaller Tansy, and her desk at school wobbled because nobody had ever thought to measure the legs. "Close enough" was what people said when they bought her things, and Tansy had come to understand that close enough was a size, and that it was hers. In August she was sent to stay with her grandad in the town of Odo Bend.
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 10, Grade 5
- 15 pages, 1215 words, about 9 minutes aloud
- A story, gentle
Related
About Odo Gets Measured Up
Tansy Orr has never owned anything that fit. When a new footbridge falls short of the far bank, she asks the question nobody in the town has thought to ask: twelve what?
Words to preview
- engineer (en-juh-NEER)
- plans and builds
- inconvenience (in-kun-VEEN-yuns)
- bother
- footbridge (FUT-brij)
- walkers' bridge
- dignity (DIG-nuh-tee)
- calm pride
- plank
- long board
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 Odo Gets Measured Up take to read aloud?
It has 15 pages and 1215 words, so about 9 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 Odo Gets Measured Up?
Level 10, Grade 5. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 10 sits at grade 5. 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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