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February
2002 Vol.3 Issue 2
Suggested
lesson plan for "Compton-Drew students get a close look
at city government"
Readability:
Sixth grade reading level
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Shannon Carr, Whitney Meredith, Joseph
Burton, Katherine and Kristine Goldman, Minh Chau Pham, Mayor
Francis Slay, Desmond Holmes, Margi Doshi, James McClure,
Karen Turner, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Jurasic Park
Other words: situations, alderman, presentation, news anchor,
weatherman, carbon dioxide, deforestation, surgeon, paleontologist,
dinosaurs, forensic medicine
BEFORE READING:
Have the young reader read the list of names and words from
the possible hard words list. There are more than twenty-five
items. Ask the young reader to read the list with you helping
out where needed. If the reader has trouble with no more than
three, ask him or her to read the article silently. If four
to seven words cause a problem, have the reader read the article
aloud to you. If eight or more items are troublesome, you
volunteer to read the article aloud. Indicate in all three
instances that questions will be asked after the reading.
DURING READING:
For the child reading silently, offer to help with any words
if asked. For the child reading aloud, supply any words fairly
quickly that seem to be impairing reading fluency. If you
read the article aloud, try to model smooth and fluent oral
reading.
AFTER READING:
Use questions to check comprehension and stimulate discussion.
Examples are the following.
- What were
the kids trying to discover in their visit to St. Louis
City Hall?
- What special
information was Shannon Carr seeking to find and why did
she want to know?
- How do you
know Kristine Golden was impressed by what she saw at City
Hall?
- What do you
think it means to "think outside the box?"
- What would
you be looking for if you visited your community's City
Hall?
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