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Story Reading
If… students have difficulty reading multisyllabic words in the selection,
then… have them look for and read meaningful parts in the words or have them chunk words with no recognizable parts.
If… students have difficulty reading along with the group,
then… have them follow along as they listen to the AudioText.
Suki's Kimono
DAY 3
ROUTINE
Suki’s Kimono
Group Time
Strategic Intervention
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Reinforce Comprehension
Target SkillSKILL COMPARE AND CONTRAST Ask students what it means
to compare and contrast (tell how things are alike and different). Have
them list clue words that signal likenesses (like, same, both, also, as well)
 and differences (but, however, different, while, although). If necessary,
review the meaning and provide a model. When you compare and
contrast two or more things, you tell how they are alike and different.
Both Minna and Suki were proud to dress differently. The clue word
both tells me how Minna and Suki are alike. However, Minna wore an
unusual coat, while Suki wore a traditional kimono. The clue words
however and while tell me how they are different.
Have students practice comparing and contrasting by reading these
statements. Have them determine whether the people or events are
alike or different. Ask which clue word helped them.
  Suki pumped her legs on the swing, and soon Penny did the same. (alike, same)
  Mari and Yumi hurried over to their friends, but Suki stopped and looked around. (different, but)
  Suki’s butterfly sleeves were like her own set of wings. (alike, like)
Read Suki’s Kimono, pp. 158–163
BEFORE READING Have students retell what happened in the
story so far. Ask: What do you think might happen next, when Suki
goes into the classroom? Reread p. 157 and model how to predict.
As I read, I use what has happened so far to predict what will happen
next. Remind students to predict what might happen next in the story
and then check their predictions as they read the rest of Suki’s Kimono.
Target Skill STRATEGY Predict
DURING READING Follow the Guiding Comprehension routine on
pp. 158–163. Have students read along with you while tracking print or do a choral reading of the selection. Stop every two pages to check understanding. Prompt as necessary.
  • What happened before Suki danced?
  • What happened after Suki danced?
AFTER READING What did the other students learn about judging others by the way they dress? Reread as needed. Tell them tomorrow they will read “Clothes: Bringing Cultures Together,” an article about popular clothes in the United States that came from other cultures.
ROUTINE
DAY 3
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Advanced
Extend Comprehension
SKILL COMPARE AND CONTRAST Have students compare and contrast Penny’s reaction to Suki’s kimono with those of students on the way to school and in the classroom.
Target Skill STRATEGY PREDICT Have students use what they read in the story and what they already know to predict what might happen if Suki came to their school dressed in a kimono. Then have students tell what helped them make their predictions. Ask questions, such as:
  • What might cause a problem for Suki at your school?
  • How do you think your classmates would act toward Suki? How would I, your teacher, act? How would you?
Read Suki’s Kimono, pp. 158–163
BEFORE READING Have students recall what has happened in the selection so far. Remind them to look for things to compare and contrast and to make predictions as they read the remainder of the story.
CREATIVE THINKING Have students read pp. 158–163 independently. Encourage them to think creatively. For example, ask:
  • What might the other students ask or say to Suki after she danced?
  • What might Suki say to them?
AFTER READING Have students complete the Strategy Response Log activity (p. 162) and meet with you to discuss the selection and what they wrote. How could you retell part of this story to a first grader so that he or she would understand the message? Have students rewrite a section of the selection in words a first grader would understand. Ask them to draw pictures to help illustrate unfamiliar terms.