Suggested lesson plan for
"Jimmy Siegfried's summer is full of golf"
Possible hard words:
Proper names: Jimmy Siegfried, Junior
Optimist International, Ballwin Municipal Course, Old Warson
Country Club, Wentzville, Jack Nicholas, Mike Holcomb, Chaminade
School
Other words: memorable, ironically, dissection
BEFORE READING: Have the young reader
read the list of possible hard words. Help out with pronunciations
where needed. Then ask him or her to read the article aloud
to you and be ready to discuss it afterward.
DURING READING: Supply any words fairly
promptly that appear to be interfering with reading fluency.
AFTER READING: Use questions such as
the following to assess comprehension and stimulate discussion
of the article.
