What are the parts of a lesson?

Re-reading Familiar Books

The child selects and reads several books that have been read previously. During re-reading, the child can read fluently,solve the few problems thet might remain, behave like a good reader, and consolidate new learning. The child takes several familiar books home each night to read.

Taking A Running Record

The child reads the new book from the previous day while the teacher takes a running record. The teacher may tell a word if the child is really stuck. The teacher uses this information to analyze and make inferences about the child's growth in using effective strategies.

Letter Identification or Word Analysis

During this portion of the lesson, the child learns to identify letters or analyze words by attending to significant features or "chunks."

Composing and Writing A Story-Sentence

Writing is closely linked with reading and is a part of every lesson. The child composes the story and writes the sentence letter by letter and word by word.

Cut Up Sentence

The teacher writes the story on a sentence strip and cuts apart the words or phrases for the child to re-assemble. The story-sentence is read again and put in an envelope for the child to take home.

New Book Introduced

Each day the teacher selects an appropiate new book that the child will be able to read with 90% to 95% accuracy. The teacher introduces the book by talking about the pictures and using some of the language pattern that might be difficult or unfamiliar. After the introduction, the child reads the book with coaching support from the teacher. The teacher selects teaching points from the reading so that the child's strenghts can be used as a base for untangling confusions and building new knowledge.