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August
2001 Vol.2 Issue 8
Suggested
lesson plan for "Eureka youth finds career path with
community service"
Readability: Sixth
grade reading level
Possible hard
words:
Proper names: Lance Rutter, Eureka, St. Thomas Catholic School,
Hannibal, Marymont Manor Nursing Center, Wendy Wells, Miami,
Florida, Sacred Heart Church, Father Alexander Anderson, Tracey
Mueller
Other words: confirmation, sophomore, commitment, cerebral
palsy, nominated, responsibility, integrity, philosophical
BEFORE READING:
Have the young reader read the terms from the list above.
Help out where help is needed. If no more than three are missed,
suggest the child read the article silently. If four to six
are missed, suggest that the child read the article aloud.
If seven or more are missed, you volunteer to read the article
to the child. In all instances, indicate questions will be
raised after the reading.
DURING READING:
For the child reading silently, offer to help with any difficulty
words if asked. For the child reading aloud, supply words
as needed to keep the reading as smooth and fluent as possible.
If you read aloud, model good oral reading that communicates
the ideas so the listener can readily pick them up from listening.
AFTER READING:
Use questions to promote discussion and check for comprehension.
Some examples follow.
- What lead
Lance to consider his career direction?
- What part
did Harry Potter books play in Lance's service at the nursing
home?
- Besides reading
to the patients, what other things does Lance do?
- What does
it mean to say that Lance is "philosophical about the
situation?"
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