Dan & the van

Dan And A Van
Early Reader No. 2

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © The Early Reading Company.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com

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Single Syllable Words

Sound the Words : pronounce each letter separately, then blend the separate
sounds into a continuous word (r--a--n, r-a-n, r-aaa-n, ran).
Whole Words: - Explain that these must be memorised/recognised.
Punctuation : Explain "full stop" ( . ) - Stop, take a breath, then start new
sentence.

Short Vowel : ‘a’ as in ‘van’ --- Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’

Try These New Words

Dan man ran van
his had wet the

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Dan.

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A van.

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Dan is a man.

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Dan has a red van.

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Dan is a man and
he has a van.

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Dan ran to his van.

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Dan sat in his

red van

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Dan sat on his hat
in the van.

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Extra Words

can fan pan

Comprehension

1. What was the man’s name?
2. What did he have on his head?
3. Did Dan walk to his van?
4. What colour was Dan’s van?
5. What happened to Dan’s hat?

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Complete the sentences with these words.

Dan, man, ran, van

___ is a ___.

Dan ___ to his red ___.