Session Three - Focuses and Goals

• vocabulary

Introduction

During this session Heather will go deeper into a few of the aspects Ambassadors may focus on during their sessions. This will include comprehension, sight words, and vocabulary.

Session Focuses and Goals

TRAINING SESSION THREE

During this session Heather will go deeper into a few of the aspects Ambassadors may focus on during their sessions. This will include comprehension, sight words, and vocabulary.

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Laying the groundwork for a great reading lesson

Breaking down the three parts of a story session ("BDA")

Goals for this session

SESSION GOALS

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Learn more about:

• Comprehension
• Sight words
• Vocabulary

Goals for this session

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What do you already know about

comprehension, sight words and vocabulary?

Mindmap

In the last lesson, we already talked a little bit about comprehension, sight words and vocabulary. What do you remember? What do you already know about the subject?

Let them write down (words) what they already know about comprehension, sight words and vocabulary.

Strategies for Comprehension 

in a Non-Fiction Book

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• "Digging and Prying"
• Asking for Their Opinions and Thoughts
• Asking about Prior Knowledge on Topic
• Asking about the "Purpose" of the Book

As Heather just told, it's a very good idea to create a goal before your reading session. You don't need fifteen goals. One goal is more than enough and provides something to focus on during the session. You can choose one of the following goals: sight words, comprehension, fluency and the word work itself.

Write down an example of a question you could ask, during or after reading a non-fiction book, to check comprehension!

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Question: What kind of question would you ask during or after reading a non-fiction book to check on comprehension?

There are no wrong answers. 

Examples: 

• what do you think?
• what do you wonder?
• what is on your mind?
• what do you want to know more about?

What kind of books do you like best?

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fiction

non fiction

Poll

Find out what the group thinks. What kind of books do they like best? And why do they like these books best?

Go into discussion why they like what they like and how they could portray that to the kids.

If you like something a lot, it is easier to make other people enthusiastic about it as well. 

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Create a connection

Click on the spinner to select a word.

Create a connection - spinner edition 

Can you create a connection to the following words? Try it out! Click on the spinner to select a random word.

Let the students write down their answers in the next slide.

Which connection did you create? Write down your answer over here.

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Question: When do you use sight words?

There are no wrong answers. 

Examples: 

• with beginning readers
• if somebody is new to the English language.
• if they are new to the reading in general
• Before the reading (writing them out, spelling them)

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When do you use sight words?

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Question: When do you use sight words?

There are no wrong answers. 

Examples: 

• with beginning readers
• if somebody is new to the English language.
• if they are new to the reading in general
• Before the reading (writing them out, spelling them)

02:06

Play I spy with your child!

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I spy with my little eye, the (sight) word...

Learning A–Z, Inc. (Written by Alyse Sweeney), The Three Little Pigs, Level I Leveled Reader, p. 3-4

I spy - spinner edition

This is a fun way to train I spy with your kid. Try it out yourself with the group using the spinner. Click on the spinner to see which word you have to look for. Click on the image to make it bigger.

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What are sight words?

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1. Very difficult words that kids have to see more often to understand them
2. Common words that schools expect kids to recognize instantly

Sight words are common words that schools expect kids to recognize instantly.

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Write down one example of a question you could ask, during or after reading a fiction book, to check comprehension!

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Question: What kind of question would you ask during or after reading a non-fiction book to check on comprehension?

There are no wrong answers.

Examples:

• what happened at the end of the book?
• Who is the main character of the book?
• How did he/she solve the problem?

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Strategies for Teaching 

Comprehension in a Fiction Book

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Talk About:

• The Beginning, Middle & End of a story
  
• Characters, Setting, Problems & Solutions
• Use Questions - the 5Ws & 1H
• Make Outside Connections to the Book

As Heather just told, it's a very good idea to create a goal before your reading session. You don't need fifteen goals. One goal is more than enough and provides something to focus on during the session. You can choose one of the following goals: sight words, comprehension, fluency and the word work itself.

Summary:
Comprehension, Sight Words & Vocabulary

comprehension

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sight words

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vocabulary

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This slide gives a short summary from this session.

What is something new 

you learned this session?

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What is something you 

want to learn more about?

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