Reading Strategies at Work

Reading Strategies at Work


Standards and Benchmarks What standards will be met by teaching this unit?

Language Arts

1.1.12 Use phonic and context clues as self-correction strategies when reading.

1.1.15 Read aloud smoothly and easily in familiar text.

1.2.3 Respond to who, what, when, where, why, and how questions and recognize the main idea of what is read.

1.2.6 Draw conclusions or confirm predictions about what will happen next in a text by identifying key words

1.3.3 Confirm predictions about what will happen next in a story.

1.3.4 Distinguish fantasy from reality.

2.2.3 Use knowledge of the author’s purpose(s) to comprehend informational text.

2.2.5 Restate facts and details or summarize the main idea in the text to clarify and organize ideas.

2.2.7 Interpret information from diagrams, charts, and graphs.

2.3.1 Compare plots, settings, and characters presented by different authors.

2.3.3 Compare and contrast versions of same stories from different cultures.

Planning Pyramid

For further information on the planning pyramid see the following article: Schumm, J.S., Vaughn, S., & Harris, J. (1997). “Pyramid Power for Collaborative Planning.” Teaching ExceptionalChildren, 26(6), 62-66.

What should students know?
Some students will know:

-How to make predictions about a story based on prior knowledge and picture walk through story.

- Write a summary that includes a beginning, middle and end in paragraph format

Most students will know: -

Know how to complete a Venn-diagram comparing two different reading stories Tell the main elements of a story including characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution
All students will know:

-Write one sentence about the beginning, middle and end of a story

-Take a picture walk through a story and write 2 predictions of what’s to come

-Be exposed to at least two types of fairy tales

Learner Activities

The Topic:
Reading
Strategies

Possible resources for locating instructional materials:

Yahooligans: http://kids.yahoo.com/search?p=fairytales&x=60&y=9
This is a search engine where you can view fairytale results in recent movies, it includes jokes, a
dictionary, encyclopedia, dictionary, and a general directory that is easy for kids to access. It tells
myths, tales and what fairytales have been used for.

Ask For Kids:
http://www.askkids.com/web?q=fairy+tales&qsrc=19&o=0&l=dir
This site is just like “Ask Jeeves,” but for kids. You simply type in a question about
your content area and ask away! It will bring up many questions in an easy-to-read
format for children.

Cool Spots 4 Kids:
http://www.4kids.org/servlet/coolspots.SearchCoolspots?keywords=fairytales&A
Boolean=OR

-Hans Christian Anderson Site, over 100 fairy tales:
http://www.andersenfairytales.com/en/main
This is very similar to Kidsclick, except it provides visuals next to the websites
that pop up. It would be helpful for students that are more visual learners.

Trackstar:
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/searchByKeyword.do?keywords=fairy+tales
This site lets you view previously created tracks made by teachers about topics you
choose. Just search for the topic of interest and preview the tracks made for
teachers by teachers!

Brainpopjr.com: http://www.brainpopjr.com/writing/paragraph/
This website allows you to search by topic and view a short movie clip. The
video clips are short and animated to keep the students highly engaged. They are
designed to teach and activate prior knowledge of the students.

Net Trekker D.I: http://www.nettrekker.com (subscription only) This website is all previewed ahead of time, so there is no worry! It is a great search engine tool for students. The students can access the information for school or home! They simply type in a topic to research and all the results that are brought up were previewed by teachers! This way you know your students are looking at exactly what they need to be. It is very similar to Kidsclick or Coolspots, but teacher-approved!

KidPix: This computer program allows students to illustrate their written work by using pictures, fonts, and paint.

Kidspiration: This computer program includes graphic organizers, writing templates, and creative tools to assist with written expression. Kurzweil: This program assists with reading and writing. It allows students to read text already scanned into the program and it will also re-read aloud their own work so they can self-correct. Additional Websites:
http://www.classicfairytales.com/en/main
http://www.grimmfairytales.com/en/main

Reader’s Theatre on fairy tales: http://www.storiestogrowby.com/script.html http://www.storiestogrowby.com/script.html

Assessment

What materials and resources will be useful for assessing student knowledge and skills?