Lesson Plans for TINOSAUR level L

During Reading

Model Reading
Have children read the story with a partner. Remind them that since they are partner reading, they are also word coaches. Quickly review any rules that you have posted for word coaches. Explain that when they finish reading, they will begin completing the worksheet that involves the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

You may consider having post-its available for children to place on pages that have words they had difficulty with. These can be reviewed and discussed after the group has finished reading. At this point, you can take suggestions from the other children as to how they knew what the word was or what they did to help them read that word, etc.

Setting the Purpose
The purpose for reading is to identify the beginning, middle, and ending of the story. Reading with a purpose helps children to focus and increases comprehension and recall. If given a purpose, children will be able to focus on content rather than simply listening to the words in the story.


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