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To help students activate and build background knowledge
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To model for students how to preview the text
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To pre-teach difficult vocabulary to assist in reading fluency
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To show students how to set a purpose for reading
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To provide students with comprehension strategies during reading
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To facilitate students? use of post reading discussion/activity to assess understanding
In this class, you will work through four Reading Modules.
| Reading Module 1 - Whales and Bears |
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What is my purpose for reading this? How do I know I am understanding what I am reading? |
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In this unit you will learn:
- Strategies to building background knowledge
- How to preview text
- New vocabulary words
- How to set a purpose for reading
- Comprehension Strategies during reading
- Use post reading discussions to assess your understanding
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| Reading Module 2 - The Gift |
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How do I make sense of what I read? Why is word choice important? |
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In this unit you will learn:
- Strategies to building background knowledge
- How to preview text
- How to set a purpose for reading
- Comprehension Strategies during reading
- Use post reading discussions to assess your understanding
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| Reading Module 3 - Memoirs |
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What is the author trying to say? How can I better understanding what I am reading? |
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In this unit you will learn:
- Strategies to building background knowledge
- How to preview text
- New vocabulary words
- How to set a purpose for reading
- Comprehension Strategies during reading
- Use post reading discussions to assess your understanding
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| Reading Module 4 - Titanic |
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What is my purpose for reading this? How do I know I am understanding what I am reading? |
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In this unit you will learn:
- Strategies to building background knowledge
- How to preview text
- New vocabulary words
- How to set a purpose for reading
- Comprehension strategies during reading
- Use post reading discussions to assess your understanding
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