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by Karen J. Rothbardt
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
1033039
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
Level: J
DRA: 18ScienceStrategy:Summarize
Word Count: 266
2.3.14 Build Vocabulary
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by Karen J. Rothbardt
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ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02922-1ISBN-10: 0-547-02922-5
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Some people need help
to see and hear.
It may be hard for them to hear
or hard for them to see.
But special tools help them.
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Some people are born deaf or blind.
Other people may get sick, and
the illness hurts their eyes or ears.
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This boy cannot see,
so he uses a special cane.
He hears the motion of the cars,
so he stops.
When the cars stop,
the boy can cross the street.
He uses the cane to stay safe.
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This girl cannot see,
so she uses a special dog.
The dog stops at the crosswalk.
When the cars stop,
the girl can cross the street.
She may give the dog a treat
for his good behavior.
She uses her dog to stay safe.
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This boy cannot see,
so he uses a special way to read.
He moves his fingers over dots
on a page.
He uses his knowledge to read
the special dots.
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These special dots are called Braille.
The dots are bumps.
Each letter is made of dots.
And each word is made of letters.
Blind people read the letters
by feeling them.
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This girl cannot hear.
She uses her hands
to make letters and words.
She watches other people
talk with their hands.
She imitates new words to
learn them.
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People who cannot hear
have a special way to watch TV.
There are words on their TV.
When they are curious,
they can read the words.
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Some people use special tools
to help them see or hear.
Thanks to these tools, they
do not live in darkness and silence.
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Text to text This book is about people
who cannot hear or cannot see. Think
of another book about a person who
cannot see. Write a few sentences
about that person.
Write About It
RespondingTARGET VOCABULARY Word Builder
The suffix -ness at the end of words usually
means “being _,” as in darkness or
“being dark.” Copy the chart. Add words
ending in -ness and their meanings.
Word Meaning
darkness?
being dark?
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behaviorcuriousdarknessillness
imitatedknowledgemotionsilence
TARGET VOCABULARY
TARGET STRATEGY Summarize Stop to tell important ideas as you read.
Which word is sometimes used to
describe a monkey?
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by Karen J. Rothbardt
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
1033039
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
Level: J
DRA: 18ScienceStrategy:Summarize
Word Count: 266
2.3.14 Build Vocabulary
2_029221_BL_VRSE_CVR_L14_SpecialTools.indd 1 2/11/10 1:16:38 AM