MATERIALS NEEDED:
- A picture from this Web textbook of an age appropriate myth or
story for younger children or a one page reading from a myth for older
children.
STEPS TO FOLLOW:
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Let the children visually scan the picture or the one
page of reading. They should be familiar with what is on the page.
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Discuss the picture or one page reading with the
children. Ask the children what they see.
- What do they think is happening on the page?
- What happened before?
- What will happen next?
- What time of day? What day? What season is it?
- Can they tell from the picture or story?
- How do they feel about what is happening in the
picture or story?
- Are there any people in the picture? Animals?
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For older children using the one page reading, asses
their thinking and processing:
- Can they find a period, comma, question mark, exclamation
point?
- Can they find a specific word you have chosen?
- What are the first and last words on the page?
- Name a word in the middle of the page.
- Name a word that begins with a sound you choose.
- Name a word that ends with a specific sound such as
"ing", "ed", or "er".
- Name a word that means a definition you choose.
- Name a word that is the opposite.
- Name the characters in the story.
- How do they feel about this page of the story?
- What do they think will happen next?
- What do they think happened before?
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