Goosh

The following is a paper that I received in college entitled Goosh. At the bottom it appears that it was taken for a book by MDrew called Reading for Meaning. That is the only citation on the page. I didn't create this exercise, but it does let you know if the child is able to use context clues to decode an unknown word. You can do this with other passages as well. Just change a word. Basically as the child reads this or has it read to them, he or she tries to figure out the meaning of goosh.

Every Friday night, we have a goosh. Sometimes we have a goosh at home, and sometimes we don't. This week our neighbors are coming for goosh.

We all help Mom prepare the goosh. First, we have to go to the store and buy a goosh kit. We each get to choose a favorite item for it. Then we go home and the fun begins.

When we get home, Dad has preheated the oven for us. Mom reads the directions on the back of the kit and gives each of us a job to do. After we have each done our jobs, we combine everything. Mom puts it on a pan.

As the goosh is cooking, it smells spicy. I peek in the oven window and see the cheese bubbling. I can hardly wait to tste the gooey goosh.

Ding! It's done. Mom slices it and puts it on the table. Our mouths are drooling. Uh-oh! Dad put those little fish on it again! Dumb Dad!