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One-Minute Sample Reading, 1st Grader: Second Read

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Produced by Reading Universe, a partnership of WETA, Barksdale Reading Institute, and First Book
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Teacher: We're going to start at the beginning again. Okay. Ready?

Ellis: [Ellis hums acknowledgement]

Teacher: Go ahead. Start.

Ellis: "All cats are ... related. Tigers, lions, and the cats people have as pets all have many things in common. They all have five toes on their foot ... and ... feet ... and four toes on the ... on the back feet. They all eat meat. They also have whiskers. Cats ... foot."

Teacher: Scrape.

Ellis: Scrape their claws on round things to ... [bell dings]

Teacher: All right, you can stop there.

 

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