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LessonEvaluation
Inthislessonplan,theteacherdiscusseshowshewillprepareforthislessonaswellashowshewillcarryit
out.Sheprovidesadetaileddescriptionofhowshewillprepareforthelesson,includingthematerials,worksheets,
vocabularywords,etc.thatwillbeusedduringthelesson.Shealsoprovidesadetailedexplanationofthetier1,2,
and3instructionthatwillbeusedthroughoutthislesson,focusingonwhatstudentswilldoduringeachtime,and
howshewillguidetheirunderstanding.Thislessonplanisagreatmodelofhowtoproperlycomposealessonplan
includingthelessoncyclecomponentsthatwehavediscussedsomuchinclass.
1.

Wouldstudentsunderstandthelessonobjective?Whyorwhynot?Howcanitbeimproved?
Theobjectiveinthislessonplanisexplainedinawaythatstudentswouldbeabletounderstand.Notonly

doestheteacherstatewhatthestudentsaregoingtobeabletodo,buttheyalsoexplainhowtheywillachieve
it.Forexample,whentheteachersaysthatstudentswillapplywhattheyvelearner,theytackonthatthiswill
bedonebysharingwithaparentthestorythattheylearnedtoread.Thiswouldbehelpfulforfirstgradersto
understandbecauseitshareswhatisexpectedofthembytheendofthelessonandhowtheycanmakeit
happen.
2.

Whatdirectandexplicitinstructionoccursinthelesson?
Thislessonshowsdirectinstructionthroughhowtheteacherreadsthestoryaloudtotheclass,andor,each

smallgroup.Shethenfollowsthereadingbysharingvocabularywordsthatshefoundimportantinthetextand
asksthestudentsaquestionattheend.Shethenshowsdirectinstructionbyhavingstudentsreadtheirowncopy
ofthebookoutloud,repeatingthewordsafterher.Thislessonplanalsomodelsexplicitinstructionthrough
howtheteacherprovidesthestudentswithajournalandlistofquestionstouseasaguidewhilecompleting
theirwork.Explicitinstructionisagainshownwhentheteacherputthestudentsingroupstodiscusshowthey
answeredthequestions.Whilestudentsarediscussingtheirexperiences,theteacherguidesthestudentsby
encouragingthemtodiscussanyconnectionsthattheymadeathome.
3.Whatadditionalexplanationandpracticemightstudentsneed?Howwouldyouprovideit?Provide
specificexamples.
IfeelthatthislessonplanprovidesagoodamountofpracticeforthestudentsandIdontfeelthatany
additionalpracticeisnecessary.Onethingthattheteachermaythinkaboutaddingismorescaffolding.The

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teacherofthislessonplanincludedafewscaffoldingopportunities,howeveritmaybehelpfulfortheteacherto
continuemovingaroundtheroomandguidingstudentswithquestionsandhintsiftheyarestruggling.

4.Howwouldyoudetermineifyouneedtoreteachapartofthelesson?
Bytheendofthislesson,ifstudentswerenotabletoreadthesectionfluently,theteacherwouldneedto
reteachthelesson.Anotherredflagshowingthatstudentsdidnotunderstandthelessonisshownthrough
whetherornotstudentsareabletoparticipateinsharingandreflectingonwhattheyhavelearnedandreadin
class.Inthiscase,theteacherwouldneedtoreteachtheinformation.Theteacherwouldseethesesignsofthe
studentsnotunderstandingintheirassessmentactivitiesaswellasmonitoringstudentsprogressduringgroup
activities.
5.Howwouldyouimprovethelessontomakeitmoreeffective?Providespecificexamples.
Iwouldimprovethislessonbyprovidinganindependentactivityforstudentstocompletewheretheyare
instructedtoreadastoryandwriteashortsummary(23sentences)ofwhattheyreadabout,aswellasa
picturethatdepictswhathappenedinthestory.Thisprovidesanalternativewayforstudentstoshowthatthey
understandotherthanjustgroupsactivities.
6.IncludeanactivityfromtheFloridaCenterforReadingResearch(URLonpage2)thatwillenhance
thelessonyouselected.
ThestudentscenteredactivitythatIwouldusefromtheFloridaCenterforReadingResearchisover
FluencyOralReadingTapeAssistedReading.Thedirectionsforthisactivityareasfollows:
Objective:
Thestudentwillreadwithproperphrasing,intonation,andexpression.
Materials:
Tapeplayer
(Placeagreenstickeronplay,redstickeronstop,andyellowstickeronrewind.)
Headphones
Cassettetape
(Choosetapesofabookorpassageonstudentsinstructionalreadinglevel.)
Bookorpapercopyofreadingpassage
Activity:Studentsfollowthetextandchoralreadwhilelisteningtoataperecordedbook.
1.Placethetapeplayer,headphones,andcassettetapeatthecenter.
2.Thestudentslistentothetapeandfollowalongpointingtoeachwordinthe book.
3.Rewindandreadwiththetape,emphasizingphrasing,intonation,and
expression.

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4.Readthebookorpassagetootherstudentsatthecenter.
5.Selfcheck
ExtensionsandAdaptations:
Illustratecharactersandmainideaofthestory.