For alternate Leveled Reader lesson plans that teach
Cause and Effect, Graphic Organizers, and Lesson Vocabulary, see pp. LR10–LR18.
Happy Birthday Mr. Kang Group Time
Retell Leveled Reader
Caring for Your Pet Bird
Have students use headings and
photographs as a guide to
summarize the important facts
they learned from each section
of the book. Prompt as needed.
What was this selection
mostly about?
Tell me about the steps
I need to follow to care for
a bird.
for Fluency
MODEL Read aloud p. 3 of the Leveled Reader Caring for Your Pet Bird, emphasizing appropriate phrasing. Have students note how you read entire groups of words instead of reading word-by-word. Discuss how reading in meaningful phrases helps readers better understand what they read.
PRACTICE Have students reread passages from Caring for Your Pet Bird with a partner or individually. For optimal fluency, they should reread three or four times. As students read, monitor fluency and provide corrective feedback. Students in this group are assessed in Week 3.
Revisit Leveled Reader China's Gifts to the World
RETELL Have students retell the Leveled Reader China's Gifts to the World.
NOW TRY THIS Have students complete their projects. You may wish to see whether they need any additional supplies. Ask them to present their calligraphy.
for Fluency
PRACTICE Have students reread passages
from the Leveled Reader China's Gifts to the
World with a partner or individually. As students
read, monitor fluency and provide corrective feedback. If students read fluently on the first reading, they do not need to reread three or four times. Students in this group were assessed in Week 1.
for Fluency
RETELL Have students retell the Leveled Reader China's Gifts to the World.
for Fluency
Cause and Effect,