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December 2003 Vol.4 Issue 12
Suggested
lesson plan for "A new school,
new goals for Young Achiever"
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Logan North, Barnwell Middle School,
St. Charles County, AAU Olympics, Busch Soccer Club, Holly
Huntington Award, Duchesne High School, Missouri Assessment
Program
Other words: challenges, saxophone, ligaments, tendons, midfielder,
proficient, theoretical
BEFORE READING:
In order to prepare the young reader for reading the article
have him or her read the possible hard words list. Help out
with pronunciations where needed. Then ask the child to read
the article aloud to you. Point out that questions will be
raised after the reading.
DURING READING:
Provide fairly quickly any words that seem to be impairing
fluency.
AFTER READING:
Use questions to assess comprehension of the article and to
promote discussion.
Examples follow.
- What makes
this year harder for Logan North than last year was for
him?
- Why was it
a special honor to be selected for the Busch Soccer Club's
12 and Under Club?
- What mistake
did Logan make that ended up being painful and a setback
to his playing in sports?
- What are Logan's
two possible career choices at this time?
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