Suggested lesson plan for
"A different sort of natural disaster"
Possible hard words:
Proper names: California, Kim Sone, Adam
and Jennifer Roecker
Other words: disaster, minimize, strategy,
optimistic, extinguished, subdivision, evacuate, inferno,
billows
BEFORE READING: Have the young reader
read the list of possible hard words. Provide help where needed
but keep track of how many items need assistance. If no more
than three require help, ask the child to read the article
silently. If four to six require help, have the child read
the article aloud to you. If seven or more are problems, you
read the article aloud. In all three instances, point out
questions will be raised after the reading.
DURING READING: For the silent reader
offer to help out with words if asked for help. For the one
reading aloud, supply any words fairly promptly that appear
to be impairing reading fluency.
AFTER READING: Use questions such as
the following to asses comprehension and promote discussion
of the article.
