Lindsey McGibbon
READ 520
1.10 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of nonfiction texts.
a) Preview the selection.
b) Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning.
c) Set a purpose for reading.
d) Identify text features such as pictures, headings, charts, and captions.
e) Make and confirm predictions.
f) Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about what is read.
g) Identify the main idea.
h) Read and reread familiar passages with fluency, accuracy, and meaningful expression.
Welcome to Mexico
This book would be my leveled student text in this set. I could not find the
exact reading level for this book. However, it is clearly a first grade
appropriate text. The print is large, there are not too many words per page,
there is a pattern to the writing, and most of the words are one syllable or
high frequency words. I think this book is great for students to read
independently because it gives a lot of information about life in Mexico. It is
written from the point of view of a child living in Mexico. It also has nonfiction
text features such as headings, maps, a glossary, and an index. This is a book
that I would have out on the shelves for students to read at their leisure
during the unit. There are several details about the narrators life in Mexico
that I think students could relate to. This would be a great lesson about the
similarities and differences between their lives in America and the life of
someone their age in Mexico. While discussing the life of the narrator, the
class could go into a discussion about similar things from their own culture.
This book discusses the food and traditional clothing from Mexico. Im sure
there would be students in our classes who have interesting food or clothing
that their culture has. This could be the perfect time to discuss that and tie it
back into the SOL about America being full of diverse cultures and traditions.