Rdg 416 Wk 3 Strategy Group Lesson Plans Reading Comprehension Strategies

The purpose of this assignment is to create 2 strategy group lesson plans that focus on a specific comprehension strategy: • 1 lesson plan should teach/reinforce a comprehension strategy for a fiction text (e.g., retelling a story, identifying story elements, determining theme, supporting predictions with text evidence, etc.) • 1 lesson plan should teach/reinforce a comprehension strategy for a nonfiction text (e.g., identifying main idea/supporting details, identifying text features, analyzing a specific text structure, summarizing, etc.) Read “How to Use Reading Strategy Groups in Your Classroom” from TeacherVision. Choose a grade level between kindergarten and third grade. Use the same grade level for both strategy group lessons. Develop your 2 lesson plans using the Strategy Group Lesson Plan Template. In addition to completing each section of the template, take note of the following additional requirements: • Ensure that the learning target for both lesson plans have a specific comprehension skill (e.g., making inferences, making connections, asking questions, determining text importance, visualizing, etc.). Be sure that your comprehension focus is supported by the text you are using. For example, the learning target of “discern themes” would not be a good choice for most informational texts. • Choose an authentic text for each of the lessons. • Ensure that the primary focus of each lesson is practicing the comprehension strategy with the authentic text. Avoid the use of worksheets to practice the skill. • Include dialogue that you will use when modeling the skill or supporting students as they use the skill. This should be represented in the Set Purpose, Model, and Guided Practice sections of the lesson plan template. • Include evidence that shows you support students in using self-questioning as they read (e.g., a think-aloud where you model how to self-question to check your comprehension, prompting students to jot down questions they want to answer as they read, etc.). This should be represented in the Set Purpose, Model, and Guided Practice sections of the lesson plan template. Submit your assignment.