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Mike Van Zee, Special Olympian
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Reading Recovery 30
DRA 30
Mike Van Zee, Special Olympian
Biography (nonfiction), 834 words, Level Q (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Ask and answer questions
Comprehension Author's Purpose
Grammar and Mechanics Inflectional Endings
Word Work Dictionary Skills

Book Summary

Meet a courageous and hard-working athlete who is also a Special Olympian. This biography is the story Mike Van Zee--how he trained, worked with his coach, and became a champion. Readers will also learn about the history of the Special Olympics.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Ask and answer questions

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
  • Analyze author’s purpose in text
  • Identify and form words with inflectional endings
  • Use the dictionary to locate and identify word meanings

Vocabulary

  • Content words: annual, aquatics, competition, determination, excel, gladiators, industrious, involvement, oath, opportunity, perseverance, self-confidence
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