Suggested Weekly Planner for English/Language Arts Program

MONDAY

Preparing

to Read

Make sure that your learner(s) understand the meaning of the term "theme" (the overall or main idea).

You will need to decide which of the themes provided will be the new theme you'll be using for the next seven weeks.

When itroducing the theme for the first time, ask your learner(s) what he, she, or they already know about it.

For example, "What do you already know about "Risks and Consequences?"

BUILD BACKGROUND

Discuss what your learner already knows about this week's new selection (if anything).

Give a short introduction to the story, providing a little background and history if appropriate, and perhaps shedding a little light on the author's purpose for writing it..

Before you begin reading the selection, have your learner go through the process of applying the prereading strategies, which are:

• BROWSE
  

• MAKE CONNECTIONS
  

• MAKE PREDICTIONS (CLUES)
  

• ASK QUESTIONS (PROBLEMS)
  

• WONDER
  

• ESTABLISH A PURPOSE FOR READING
  

TUESDAY

CONCEPT REVIEW

Over the next three days, review with your learner whatever was learned about the theme from the previous day's reading.

REVIEW VOCABULARY STRATEGIES

Use one of the skill builder activities provided to review one of the three vocabulary strategies listed below. Your learner needs to learn to use these strategies to determine the meaning of unkonwn or unfamiliar words.

• WORD KNOWLEDGE
  

• APPOSITION
  

• CONTEXT CLUES (otherwise known as "using the context")
  

WEDNESDAY

CONCEPT REVIEW

STRATEGY APPLICATION

Have your learner summarize what was read during the previous day . . .

(summarizing is a comprehension strategy).

THURSDAY

CONCEPT REVIEW

STRATEGY APPLICATION

Have your learner summarize what was read during the previous day . . .

(summarizing is a comprehension strategy).

FRIDAY

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

Administer the selection's weekly assessment.

• VOCABULARY TEST
  

1

STRATEGY APPLICATION

Continue reading the story, practicing, applying, and modeling the two comprehension strategies chosen for this week along with your learner(s).

SKILL APPLICATION

Reread the passages that were read on Monday and Tuesday.

This time however, choose from the tin comprehension skills the two on which will focus this week.

• COMPARE & CONTRAST
  

• CAUSE AND EFFECT
  

• AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW
  

• MAIN IDEA & SUPPORTING DETAILS
  

As you read, model the use of the two comprehension skills you selected and require your learner(s) to do the same.

SKILL APPLICATION

Continue reading the story, practicing, applying, and modeling the two structural patterns and/or features chosen for this week with your learner(s).

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

Continue administering the selections weekly assessments.

• COMP. CHECK
  

Reading and

Responding

2

Have the students practice using the comprehension strategies and comprehension skills (structural patterns and features) as a means of maximizing their understanding of text.

During this instructional period students work on word analysis, the writing process, and grammar (English language conventions)..

SPELLING / WORD ANALYSIS

Introduced in this week's spelling list

THE WRITING PROCESS

(See the handbook.)

GRAMMAR

(See the handbook.).

English/Lang.

Arts Wordshop

SPELLING / WORD ANALYSIS

Introduced in this week's spelling list

THE WRITING PROCESS

(See the handbook.)

GRAMMAR

(See the handbook.).

SPELLING / WORD ANALYSIS

Introduced in this week's spelling list

THE WRITING PROCESS

(See the handbook.)

GRAMMAR

(See the handbook.).

SKILL APPLICATION

Continue reading the story, practicing, applying, and modeling the two structural patterns and/or features chosen for this week with your learner(s).

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

Finish administering the selections weekly assessments.

• SPELLING
  

3

STRATEGY APPLICATION

Begin reading the selection.

From the ten comprehension strategies, choose the two on which will focus this week.

• WONDER
  

• INTERPRET
  

• MONITOR AND ADJUST
  

• PREDICT
  

• SUMMARIZE
  

• CONNECT
  

• VISUALIZE
  

• CLARIFY
  

• ASK QUESTIONS
  

• REREAD
  

As you read, model the use of the two comprehension strategies you selected and require your learner(s) to do the same.