Published editi<strong>on</strong>© Eleanor CurtainPublishing 2004Text © Elizabeth GoldingPhotographs© Eleanor CurtainPublishingFirst published 2004Apart from any fair dealing forthe purposes of study, research,criticism or review, aspermitted under the CopyrightAct of Australia, no part of thisbook may be reproduced byany process, or transmitted inany form, without permissi<strong>on</strong>of the copyright owner. Wherecopies of part or the whole ofthis book are made under PartVB of the Copyright Act, thelaw requires that records ofsuch copying be kept and thecopyright owner is entitled toclaim payment.Developed byEleanor Curtain PublishingDesigned byAlexander StittProducti<strong>on</strong> byPublishing Soluti<strong>on</strong>sPrinted in ChinaISBN 0 7253 3286 71 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 904 05 06How to use this bookThe Alphakids Plus teacherediti<strong>on</strong>s support teachers as theyguide children’s reading andthinking during <strong>on</strong>e or more guidedreading sessi<strong>on</strong>s. Teachers canobserve children as they read andchoose from the given suggesti<strong>on</strong>sto suit individual needs.Before readingSetting the c<strong>on</strong>text, fr<strong>on</strong>t coverand title page:The suggesti<strong>on</strong>s help teachers toset the scene and prepare childrenfor reading the book. Prompts helpto determine children’s priorknowledge. Where necessary,background informati<strong>on</strong> isprovided. Teachers are encouragedto check that children understandthe vocabulary listed and to discussthe meanings and/or the structuresof these words. Previous experienceswith similar text types may also bediscussed.During readingPredict, Read, Reflect:Questi<strong>on</strong>s encourage children toengage with the text by makingpredicti<strong>on</strong>s. They then read asecti<strong>on</strong> of the text and reflect <strong>on</strong>what they have read. The focus is<strong>on</strong> the c<strong>on</strong>tent, language and textfeatures of the book.Observe and support:Prompts help teachers to focus <strong>on</strong>the strategies children use as theyread. Teachers can then select fromand adapt the suggesti<strong>on</strong>s accordingto the needs of the individual child.The suggesti<strong>on</strong>s aim to develop achild’s reading abilities.Interrupti<strong>on</strong>s to the child’s readingshould be minimal.After readingA selecti<strong>on</strong> of reading and writingactivities:The last pages of the teacher editi<strong>on</strong>provide follow-up activities andinclude the assessment focus.Selected text features• A flow chart is provided• Capti<strong>on</strong>s explain aspects of thephotographs• Technical language is used throughout:low-loading trucks, root ball, crane,harness, special pegs, wires, roadside,trench, base, replantedVocabularyattached, beautiful, building, council,damaged, easier, harness, preparing,several, successfully, underground
Setting the c<strong>on</strong>textHow do you think that you would move a big tree?What machines and tools would you need?<str<strong>on</strong>g>Moving</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Big</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Trees</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>alphakids</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>Moving</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>Big</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Trees</str<strong>on</strong>g>Written byTom AndrewsPhotographed byRob BodenstaffWritten by Tom AndrewsPhotographed by Rob BodenstaffFr<strong>on</strong>t coverAsk the children to look at the photo <strong>on</strong>the fr<strong>on</strong>t cover.What is happening? Why is the tree inthe air? What is <strong>on</strong> the bottom of thetree? Why might the tree need to bemoved?Title pageWhat equipment are they using here?How old do you think the trees might be?