Reading Comprehension Lesson Plan
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HEADING
Nick Galczynski
March 25, 2015
Reading Comprehension
20 minutes
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RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND
The purpose of this lesson is to improve students’ reading comprehension of expository
text. The key comprehension strategy for this lesson is asking and answering questions.
Students will read the text Grand Canyon and Coyote the Survivor of North America and
complete comprehension questions.
The students are not yet familiar with Grand Canyon and Coyote the Survivor of North
America, because they have not read any of the story prior to today. The students will be
using the information and context clues that they gather from these articles and answer
both multiple choice and short answer reading comprehension questions.
Facts about the Learners
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The students are from a lower
ability classroom.
Adaptations
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III.
Students having a difficult time
with the reading will be provided
with help reading and
understanding the text.
I will walk around the room and
make sure everyone understands
the text and the questions they are
assigned.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
Pennsylvania’s public schools shall teach, challenge, and support every student to realize
his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to
understand vocabulary from subject area texts. This lesson will help students understand
the vocabulary as well as the text through using reading comprehension skills.
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LIST OF MATERIALS/RESOURCES
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Grand Canyon Text (1)
Grand Canyon Questions (1)
Coyote: The Survivor of North America Text (20)
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Coyote: The Survivor of North America Questions (20)
PROCEDURES
A. Introduction and Motivation
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At the beginning of the lesson, the children will be asked to tell the teacher, by
raising their hands, what they have learned prior to today about The Grand
Canyon and Coyotes. After the children share with the teacher what they
know about the Grand Canyon and Coyotes, the teacher will transition into
Grand Canyon. The teacher will ask, “What state is the Grand Canyon located
in?” The teacher will explain that the Grand Canyon is located in Arizona.
The teacher will ask what the students know about coyotes. After the students
have shared what they know, the teacher will explain that some people in
Pennsylvania believe that the Game Commission stocked coyotes in
Pennsylvania since there are so many. Next, the teacher will encourage the
students to read today to find out more information about the Grand Canyon
and coyotes.
B. Lesson Body
i.
The lesson will begin by the teacher handing out the Coyote: Survivor of
the North article. The teacher will begin reading the Coyote: Survivor of
the article to the students, pausing throughout the article to ask questions.
The teacher will ask, “Can we find coyotes in the woods around here?”
ii.
After the reading is completed, the teacher will ask the students to
complete the comprehension question at the bottom of the page. While the
students answer the question, the teacher will walk around the room and
assist the students as needed.
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Once every student has had the opportunity to answer, the teacher will ask
one student to read another students answers. The teacher will then open
discussion to see if the students agree with the answer.
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The teacher will explain to the students that for the next reading they will
need to listen because they will not have a hard copy of the article in front
of them. The teacher will begin reading the Grand Canyon article to the
students.
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Once the article is complete, the teacher will ask the students
comprehension questions about the vocabulary in the article including:
erosion, impassible, various, geologists, and Gila monsters.
C. Lesson Closure
i.
VI.
When each student has successfully completed all of their comprehension
questions, the teacher will explain to them again what reading
comprehension is. The teacher will ask them what they have learned about
coyotes and the Grand Canyon.
EVALUATION
A. Student Assessment
i.
(Small Group, Informal Assessment) The teacher will monitor student
comprehension, listening skills, and cooperation by interacting with the
students during the reading. The teacher will ask questions in order to see if
the children are comprehending the text. Cooperation will be shown
throughout the class as to whether or not the student listens to the teacher, ,
and participates in discussions. The teacher will control the students by asking
the students to raise their hands and speak quietly.