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Part 3 READINGFOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
32 Fluency
Read with Accuracy Appropriate Rate Phrasing and Expression
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Chapter 1
Building the Hawaiian Islands
How did the Grand Canyon or the Great Lakes form Many old stories explain why Earth looks the way it does today Herersquos one such story a myth about how the Hawaiian Islands were formed
Pele Goddess of Volcanoes
Long ago there was a goddess named Pele who had such a bad temper that her father sent her away She paddled her canoe out to sea and landed on the island of Kauai (KOW eye)
Pele made her home in a volcano on the island However a huge wave came and filled the volcano Some say that Pelersquos sister the goddess of the sea did this
Pele moved south to other islands Each time the sea ruined her volcano home and Pele moved again Finally Pele reached the Big Island of Hawaii There she found Kilauea (kee low AY uh) a volcano too high for the sea to fill Some say Pele still resides there today
4 Now listen to the text again and focus on the phrasing the speaker uses Pay attention to the sentence ldquoLong ago there was a goddess named Pele who had such a bad temper that her father sent her awayrdquo Where did the speaker pause
4 Now listen to the text again and focus on the phrasing the speaker uses Pay attention to the sentence ldquoLong ago there was a goddess named Pele who had such a bad temper that her father sent her awayrdquo Where did the speaker pause