Class:WASL Reading Prep
Start Date: 08/27/2009
Instructor: To Be determined

 

 

  • ­     To help students activate and build background knowledge
  • ­     To model for students how to preview the text
  • ­     To pre-teach difficult vocabulary to assist in reading fluency
  • ­     To show students how to set a purpose for reading
  • ­     To provide students with comprehension strategies during reading
  • ­     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       

What is my purpose for reading this?
How do I know I am understanding what I am reading?

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

Reading Module 2 - The Gift      

How do I make sense of what I read?
Why is word choice important?

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

Reading Module 3 - Memoirs    

What is the author trying to say?
How can I better understanding what I am reading?

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

Reading Module 4 - Titanic       

What is my purpose for reading this?
How do I know I am understanding what I am reading?

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