Lance Armstrong Level T
Text Type: Nonfiction • Word Count: 1645

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Book Summary
This biography of Lance Armstrong tells the story of his determination to be a world-class athlete and cyclist. It talks about his childhood and training, and how Lance Armstrong overcame serious obstacles, especially cancer, to win the Tour de France cycling race a record seven years in a row. His strongest message to the world is, "Don't give up."

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Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategies
As children work to understand the text, you will use a number of reading strategies. The targeted reading strategy in Lance Armstrong is: to help children determine important ideas. As children read, they will learn to bookmark the pages for important information.

Word and Print Skills
Mechanics: punctuation: using commas, hyphens, and parentheses.
Word Work: High-Utility Words, Multiple Syllable Words

Comprehension Strategies
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as children work to understand the text. The targeted comprehension strategy in Lance Armstrong is:
helping children to understand Question Guides and how to use them as a comprehension tool.

Visual Learning
Helping children to develop a better understanding of the relationship between picture details and text will help them solve challenging words or passages. In the story, Lance Armstrong, there are a number of photographs used to support the text and increase children's interest.