A. Listen to and comprehend grade appropriate material
 

Animal Study:  From Fiction to Facts
This lesson describes how to use selected fiction and nonfiction literature and careful questioning techniques to help students identify factual information about animals. 

Creating a Wall Story
After hearing a picture book read aloud, students sketch their favorite part of the story.

Walter the Baker
In this 2 part lesson students will listen to, discuss, and make a personal response to Walter the Baker by Eric Carle.

The Alphabet Tree
In this lesson students listen to The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni and retell the events of the story.

Balanced Literacy:  Teaching the Skills AND Thrills of Reading:  This article by Scholastic focuses on common concerns and practical strategies about balanced literacy.

Make Reading Count:  Presenters in this webcast discuss the essential components for developing good reading comprehension skills in young children.

Children’s Storybooks Online:  Students will read and hear these original audio stories.  Activities are also available for the stories. 

The Farm Octopus:  Use this poem and questions to reinforce reading skills.

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

E/B: Respond nonverbally to express predictions; D: Confirm predictions from prior knowledge, illustrations, key sight words, and context clues; E: Confirm predictions from prior knowledge, key sight words, and context clues.
E/B: Listen to stories read aloud and respond to comprehension questions by using nonverbal communication or one-or-two word responses.
E/B: Identify and restate the title of a book with visual support; D: Identify and state title, author, and the table of contents from a book; E: Identify and state the purpose of the title, author, illustrator, and table of contents from a book.
E/B: Convey understanding of basic facts through gesturing (i.e. pointing to pictorial representations) and using key words and phrases (orally and possibly written); D: Summarize understanding of basic facts with key spoken phrases or sentences with limited prompting.
E/B: Respond to simple questions about key words and illustrations.
E/B: Respond to meaning and sequence of stories through pictures and key spoken words or phrases; D: Respond orally to meaning and sequence of stories with simple sentences; E: Respond to stories from a variety of sources by speaking or writing with moderately complex sentences.
E: Summarize characters, setting, and main events with spoken phrases or sentences.
 

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