The components that might effect comprehension in the book Three Wishes written by Judith Stamper, are language structure such as verb tenses, key concepts of the lesson, the vocabulary in the story has more than one meaning and may disrupt comprehension. Pictures in the story show animals with clothes on. This book would be taught as a sheltered lesson. Introduce vocabulary words, cat, pig, wig, rat, fish, dish. Include realia of non linguistic representations such as photos. Students should pair to discuss what they see in the book after teacher introduces it. Access prior knowledge about what do pigs/cats normally look like, how they walk, can they talk, and do they wear clothes? Students could answer questions about who was mad, and how did they show they were angry? Who came to see the pig/cat? Lastly allow more advanced ELLs to make connections, infer, and predict what is going to happen.
The Book entitled We Eat Dinner in the Bath Tub written by Angela Medearis is only a level II reader for kindergarten to 2nd grade. This book is not necessarily difficult to read but it may be difficult to comprehend. The vocabulary creates confusion. The book has vocabulary that has double meanings. There's dialogue between two characters. The person reading must have a sense of humor to understand text. A sense of humor is required because Harris and his family are odd because they sleep in the dining room, cook in the bedroom, park the car in the kitchen, store things in the backyard, and bathe in the attic. This book would be taught to advanced fluency students accessing prior knowledge, pairing with a dominant English Learner and lots of discussion. Enjoy laughing!
No comments:
Post a Comment