Suggested lesson plan for
"How does your garden grow - in the winter"
Possible hard words:
Proper names: Kingshighway, Manchester,
KiOntey Turner, Gateway Institute of Technology, Lavelle Clark,
Natasha Rogers, Bryan Owens
Other words: geodesic, technology, triangular,
violent, residual, broccoli, seedlings, career
BEFORE READING: To acquaint the young
reader with the vocabulary to be met in the article, have
him or her read the list of possible hard words. Provide help
with pronunciations as needed. Then ask the child to read
the article aloud to you and tell him or her to be prepared
to answer questions afterwards.
DURING READING: Supply words fairly quickly
that seem to be impairing oral reading fluency.
AFTER READING: Use questions to check
comprehension and promote discussion of the article. Examples
follow.
