This is a reading class
that I am going to be teaching next semester for 4th grade that has
four second language different stage students. It could be used for teaching
any second language
The objective of the class will
be:
Build Vocabulary
Build comprehension strategies.
Use technology effectively for learning purposes
Read for
enjoyment.
My classes usually
start with a catching song in the language being taught. It is a greeting song
that has easy words that everyone can remember after singing it for about a
week. Some of them might not know all the meaning of the words but they like
and it helps students to get in the mood to use the second language.
Since the books are
stories for children the warm up question will be
Do you know where wolves come
from?
The materials needed: Projector, books,
scissors, glue, worksheets, candy
I will be showing
some images related to the vocabulary words in a projector.
I will distribute
books to the class. In this activity students will be paired in couples. This
always encourage kids to enjoy more the activities.
The lowest group-Early production stage
Students will have
books with larger font and colored images. They will need scissors and
glue. In the back of the book will also have
pictures that they can cut.
After reading to
each other the very short story, which it will help with pronunciation,
vocabulary, they will ask each other the names of some objects. They will clip
pictures to try to match with words. They will glue pictures next to words.
The second group-Speech emergence stage
Students will also
read to each other. The books will still be the same as the first group. They
will ask each other simple questions about where, who, when. They will try to find
in the text the vocabulary words shown in the beginning of the activity. They
will draw in a drawing paper the main characters in the story.
The third group-Intermediate fluency stage
Students will have
higher leveled books. Children also will read to each other. They will have
worksheets where they will choose answers about questions in the book. They will
describe in a few words the characters.
The advanced group-Advanced Fluency stage
These students have
a higher of vocabulary and understanding of the second language. They read for
enjoyment. They are able to skim, scan, predict, and
read for detailed comprehension. They will read just half of the story.
They will be asking each other questions about how they can solve the problems
in the story or if they would be one of the characters, what they would have
done.
Once the activity
is finished children will gather around the whiteboard for a game. There will
be a competition on the vocabulary words of the stories. There will be prices
(candy) for all.
We will review the
name of characters of the stories and vocabulary words before dismissing the
class.
