Build Background
You will want to ask questions to elicit prior knowledge and build background about the story of Aladdin.
Ask: Have you ever heard stories about Aladdin? What happens in the stories you know? Where do the stories take place? What are some of the characters he encounters?
Write the list of suggested events and characters on a chart or on the board. 

Book Walk
Give students their copies of the book and go through as much of the book as you feel is necessary. Point out things you feel will challenge students as they read. Look at the pictures with students and discuss what they see. You may want to write down some of the words they suggest. This step helps reduce the anxiety that some students feel when they are faced with a book that has unfamiliar text. 

Reading Strategies
Remind students to use any or all of the following strategies to help them in their reading:

• Ask the questions: Does it make sense? Does it sound right? Does it look right?
• Connect the text with what they already know
• Reread any sentence or page that was difficult, to make sure they understand the text
• Sound out the word by breaking it into chunks and applying what they know about letters and sounds

Tell students that when they finish reading, you will talk about the strategies they used.