Description:

Chasing a Newt is a decodable with the focus skill of words with vowel teams (ew, aw). This title was specifically designed to support older students as they develop foundational English reading skills, as it emphasize the domains of language development (listening, speaking, reading, writing) with an emphasis on cognates and vocabulary. Chasing a Newt is about Matthew and Rue, members of a wildlife crew, who go on an adventure to find a new kind of newt in the forest. They chase the newt through streams and even behind a waterfall, where they unexpectedly shrink and face challenges like a swooping hawk. The newt ends up saving them by pulling them into a cave, and they make a new friend in the process.