Book 46: The Bat Rat (I See Sam Series), Guided Reading Questions and Great Reading Certificate

Book 46: The Bat Rat

Review Words
bat, his, wish, ball - Decodable

Plot Summary
Mat is at a well and wonders if it is a wishing
well. He makes a wish and throws a coin into the
well. He wishes he could fly. Mat has his wish
and becomes a Bat Rat. Sam and Will the Baby
Elephant come along and make a wish at the well
too. All their wishes come true!

Each new word throughout the program is repeated at
least five times in the book in which it first appears and
five more times in the next ten books.

The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970’s. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies.