"Two words crash together
a letter (or letters) float away!
An apostrophe comes in to save the day!"
Contractions are very common in Level 12 DRA reading level books and level G Guided Reading books. (First Grade level reading-right now in the school year!) Contractions will be read often in reading in all of the reading levels after these! It is very important for children to be able to read contractions. Children also need to be able to know the two words that "crashed" together to make the new word! Reading and writing contractions at this point are grade level expectations! You ROCK!