Puddle Hop Reading Activity
Read & Respond
Name:
Date:
Everyday Adventure
The Big Backyard Splash
Story
When the afternoon thunderstorm finally drifted away, bright sunshine peeked through the gray clouds. Sam had been waiting by the living room window all day. He eagerly pulled on his favorite red rubber boots, zipped up his raincoat, and pushed open the back door.
Outside, the fresh air smelled clean and cool. Sam’s brown puppy, Milo, scampered down the wooden steps and dashed onto the squishy green lawn. Milo stopped to sniff a shiny fallen leaf, his tail wagging back and forth with excitement.
Just past the garden gate, beside the old oak tree, Sam spotted the biggest puddle he had ever seen. The dark water stretched across the dirt path, its surface rippling gently in the soft breeze. It looked like a miniature lake waiting to be explored.
Sam took three quick strides forward and leaped high into the air. SPLASH! He landed right in the deep center. A giant spray of water flew up into the air, soaking his boots, splashing his jeans, and dotting Milo’s floppy ears.
Milo gave a joyful bark, leaped into the shallow edge, and shook droplets everywhere. Up on the back porch, Mom pushed open the screen door holding two fluffy towels. She laughed aloud and said, “It looks like you two discovered quite an adventure in our yard today!”
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Choose the best answer for each question:
1. Why was Sam waiting by the window before going outside?
He was waiting for the storm to stop
He was looking for the school bus
He was watching a family of birds
2. In the story, what does the word “rippling” tell you about the water?
It was frozen solid like ice
Small waves moved across the top
It disappeared into the warm air
3. What happened right after Sam leaped into the middle of the puddle?
Milo ran away and hid inside
A giant spray of water flew into the air
The oak tree branch cracked loudly
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Comprehension & Writing
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4. How did Milo react after the water splashed onto his floppy ears?
He barked joyfully and jumped in too
He whimpered and ran under the porch
He curled up on the rug for a nap
5. Why did Mom bring two fluffy towels out to the back porch?
She wanted to clean the porch steps
She was setting up an afternoon picnic
She knew Sam and Milo would be wet
Writing Prompt: Your Everyday Adventure
Written Response
Think about an everyday adventure you had outdoors (like exploring a backyard, riding on a sidewalk, or playing in the rain). Write 2–3 complete sentences describing where you went, what you did, and how you felt!
Helpful Words:
First Next Then Suddenly because splashed explored excited
Writer’s Checklist:
Capital letters Finger spaces Punctuation (. ! ?)
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Pseudoword Fluency Probe
Diagnostic Reading Assessment
Advanced Pseudoword Decoding Probe
Total Accuracy
_____ / 20
Student Name
Date
Examiner
Time Taken
Directions: Ask the student to read each non-word aloud across the rows from left to right. Mark errors or self-corrections.
Untimed or 60s probe
Item & Target Word Syllables / Score
- transfloration
trans·flor·a·tion
- subglavering
sub·glav·er·ing
- circumplenite
cir·cum·plen·ite
- retroflential
ret·ro·flen·tial
- intervostical
in·ter·vos·ti·cal
- displuvient
dis·plu·vi·ent
- omniscrutic
om·ni·scru·tic
- preclonitive
pre·clon·i·tive
- cryptospexity
cryp·to·spex·i·ty
- hypobratulous
hy·po·brat·u·lous
Item & Target Word Syllables / Score
- psentomorphic
psen·to·mor·phic
- chirobastic
chi·ro·bas·tic
- polycrastment
pol·y·crast·ment
- dermothraxic
der·mo·thrax·ic
- glandutious
glan·du·tious
- strontobolous
stron·to·bol·ous
- ambithomous
am·bi·thom·ous
- quadriscruent
quad·ri·scru·ent
- microsphelenic
mi·cro·sphel·en·ic
- epictornical
ep·ic·tor·ni·cal
Morphological & Syllabic Skill Tracking
Tally student error patterns
Latin/Greek Affixes
trans-, circum-, retro-, inter-, sub-
Errors: ___ / 5
Complex Endings
-tion, -tial, -tious, -ity, -ous
Errors: ___ / 5
Consonant Clusters
ps-, phr-, sph-, thr-, scr-, str-
Errors: ___ / 5
Multisyllabic Flow
3 to 4 syllable transitions
Errors: ___ / 5
Qualitative Decoding Notes & Observations: Note hesitations, sound substitutions, or truncation
Assessment Form: Advanced Decoding Screening Tool Scoring Protocol: 1 point per accurately decoded pseudoword
