1 Giant Story Problems: Reading Comprehension through Math Problem Solving Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Mathematics, Reading Grades: Grades K–2 Professional Commentary: This lesson reinforces the reading comprehension skills, as well as written and oral mathematical communication skills, that students apply when solving mathematical story problems. Using drawings, equations, and written responses, students work cooperatively to solve mathematical story problems while they gain practice in reading for information.... 2 Choosing the Right Book: Strategies for Beginning Readers Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Reading Grades: Grades K–2 Professional Commentary: Choice is a powerful and motivating teaching tool, but teachers shouldn't assume that students know automatically how to make good reading choices. Teaching students book-matching strategies helps them select appropriate books independently.... 3 The Day Jimmy’s Boa Taught Cause and Effect Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Reading Grades: Grade 2 Professional Commentary: This lesson introduces the concept of cause and effect with Trinka Hakes Noble’s books about Jimmy and his boa constrictor. Each lesson begins with a reading of a new story about Jimmy and his boa and the chaos they bring to each place they visit.... 4 The Frog Beyond the Fairy Tale Character: Searching Informational Texts Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Reading Grades: Grades K–2 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students examine their prior knowledge, make predictions, and verify their predictions through research on the Internet. This lesson uses the topic of frogs to teach students strategies for reading electronic informational texts.... 5 Animal Study: From Fiction to Facts Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Reading Grades: Grades K–2 Professional Commentary: This lesson describes how to use fiction and nonfiction texts and careful questioning techniques to help students identify factual information about animals. Students begin by locating factual information from texts that are read aloud.... 6 Fact or Fiction: Learning About Worms Using Diary of a Worm Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Science, Reading Grades: Grade 1 Professional Commentary: This lesson presents a framework for using a variety of reading comprehension strategies in a scaffolded manner. Using the book Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, students learn about worms by reading and examining the book in layers.... 7 Shhh! Bear's Sleeping: Learning About Nonfiction and Fiction Using Read-Alouds Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Reading Grades: Grades PreK–2 Professional Commentary: This lesson encourages students to participate in read-alouds about bears. The teacher reads and uses the questions provided for the fiction book Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson and the nonfiction book Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky.... 8 Using Web-Based Bookmarks to Conduct Internet Research Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Reading Grades: Grades 2–3 Professional Commentary: Internet-based research projects can be challenging for primary level students. In this lesson, students listen and respond to a read-aloud of The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown, and then use the structure of her writing to write poems describing important things about themselves.... 9 Literature Circles Resource Center Resource Type: Professional Resources Discipline: Reading Grades: Grades 1–6 Professional Commentary: This resource is designed to support elementary and middle school teachers as they plan and use literature circles in their language arts classrooms. Literature circles help students to establish a purpose for reading and provide an organizational structure to support meaningful discussions of texts.... 10 Starting Out Right: A Guide To Promoting Children's Reading Success Resource Type: Professional Resources Discipline: Reading Grades: Grades PreK–3 Professional Commentary: This professional resource features excerpts from the book Starting Out Right. The book discusses how best to help children succeed in reading by identifying important questions and topics related to beginning reading instruction.... |