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MY DAUGHTER IS SICK

Source: Literacy Minnesota Readers

Theme: Family

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Level D

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Using This Story

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  • These stories were created as open educational resources to use with adult English language learners who have limited-literacy skills.
  • We encourage using the stories first without words, to introduce and develop students’ oral language before showing them the text.
  • Comic Sans font is used in the stories because it closely resembles handwriting.
  • The story is meant to be a resource, not a stand-alone curriculum.
  • The Yes/No and Wh- question slides are not meant to be shown to the students.

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@2023. This work is licensed under a CC BY NC 4.0 license by the Pathway to Literacy Program, under the direction of the Immigrant Welcome Center, in Indianapolis, IN. All images in this story, unless otherwise attributed, are from Public Domain or free stock photo images sources, such as Unsplash, Pikist, Pixabay, Pexels, FreePik, Pics4Learning.

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My Daughter is Sick

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The End

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  1. The mother is sick.
  2. The little girl is sick.
  3. The little girl has a headache.
  4. The girl calls the school.
  5. The little girl is happy.
  6. The little girl can go to school today.
  7. The mother calls the school.
  8. The teacher’s name is Mrs. Smith.

Yes / No Questions

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My Daughter is Sick

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Mom,

I feel bad.

Good Morning.

It’s time to wake up.

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It is Tuesday.

It is 8:10 a.m.

My daughter is sick.

She has a fever of 101 degrees.

She has a sore throat.

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Kate will not go to school today.

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I call the school.

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Hello.

How can I help you ?

Hello.

My daughter is sick.

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What is her name?

Her name is Kate Smith.

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Can you spell her last name ?

Yes,

S M I T H

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Who is her teacher ?

Her teacher is Mrs. Lee.

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What’s wrong with your daughter?

She has a fever.

She has a sore throat.

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OK.

I hope she feels better soon.

Thank you.

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Good bye.

Good bye.

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My daughter stays home.

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The End

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  1. Who is sick?
  2. Where is my daughter?
  3. Who calls the school?
  4. What is my name?
  5. What is my daughter’s name?
  6. What does my daughter do?

Wh- Questions

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  1. Good morning. It’s time to wake up.
  2. Mom, I feel bad.
  3. It is Tuesday.
  4. It is 8:10 am.
  5. My daughter is sick.
  6. She has a fever of 101 degrees.
  7. She has a sore throat.

Numbered Sentences

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  • Kate will not go to school today.
  • I call the school.
  • Hello? How can I help you?
  • Hello. My daughter is sick.
  • What is her name?
  • Her name is Kate Smith.
  • Can you spell her last name?
  • Yes. S-M-I-T-H.

Numbered Sentences

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  1. Who is her teacher?
  2. Her teacher is Mrs. Lee.
  3. What’s wrong with your daughter?
  4. She has a fever. She has a sore throat.
  5. Ok. I hope she feels better soon.
  6. Thank you. Good bye.
  7. My daughter stays home.

Numbered Sentences

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Phonics from story:

/s/-sick, school, Smith, is, soon

/d/-daughter, bed, today

/æ/-thank you

/g/-calling, good-bye, get

/t/-daughter, today, what, get

/ɪ/-is, sick, in, Missus (Mrs.), calling

/m/-my, Missus (Mrs.), Kim

/l/-school, call, hello, calling

/r/-daughter, your