2 Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide | Introduction
different meanings of words. The Syntactic Awareness Activity calls
students’ attention to sentence structure, word order, and grammar.
The Vocabulary Instructional Activity focuses on building students’
general academic, or Tier 2, vocabulary. Part B concludes with an interim
assessment opportunity called an End of Lesson Check-In; this is a dual
opportunity for the teacher to focus on a select group of students to
directly assess the students’ language and content knowledge in a low-
stress environment. Moreover, the teacher can gauge which students
may be in need of additional language or content support.Even-Numbered Lessons
Even-numbered lessons also contain two parts (60 minutes total) which
are to be covered at different intervals during the day.
Part A (40 minutes) includes:- Introducing the Read-Aloud
- Presenting the Read-Aloud
- Discussing the Read-Aloud
If necessary, Part A can be divided into two sessions: Fifteen minutes
for Introducing the Read-Aloud up to—but not including—Purpose for
Listening; and twenty-five minutes for Purpose for Listening, Presenting
the Read-Aloud, and Discussing the Read-Aloud. Not that this slightly
alters the time frames for each activity suggested in the At a Glance
chart.
Later in the day, Part B (20 minutes) should be covered and includes
extension activities related to the lesson.
This domain includes a Pausing Point following Lesson 6, at the end of
the fables section. At the end of the domain, a Domain Review, a Domain
Assessment, and Culminating Activities are included to allow time to
review, reinforce, assess, and remediate content knowledge. You s hou ld
spend no more than fourteen days total on this domain.