Readability: sixth

Possible hard words: Proper names:  Julie Bellm, Florissant, Jonathan Holmes, Rebecca Champion, Madame Curie, Mallinkrodt, Co., Lamontetia Holmes

Other words: profiles, fantasy, biographies, controversial, assassinated, inflections

BEFORE READING: Have the reader read the headline aloud.  Tell him or her that it’s about kids in the County Library’s summer reading program. Ask him or her to guess what might be included in the article.  Then suggest they read the words from the list aloud to you.  Help them with any causing difficulty. Ask them to read the article aloud as you listen.

DURING READING: Help out with any words impairing reading fluency.

AFTER READING: Use questions such as the following to check for understanding or to stimulate discussion.

1. What seemed to be the common characteristic of the strong readers in the summer reading program?
2. What were the biographies mentioned in the article?
3. What are some of the outside interests mentioned by these strong readers?
4. Do you consider yourself a strong reader?  Why or why not?