Unit 19 - Voyager Learning

EXTRA PRACTICE 1 • FLUENCY PASSAGEPROCEDURES1. First ReadingMix group and individual turns,independent of your voice. Havestudents work toward an accuracygoal of 0–2 errors and practice anydifficult words.2. Second Reading, Short PassagePractice: Developing Prosody• Demonstrate how to read a lineor two with expression. Readat a rate slightly faster than thestudents’ rate. Say something like:Listen as I read the first twosentences with expression andphrasing. I’m going to emphasizecertain words and pausebetween sentences.“Kites have been around a longtime, probably more than 2,000years. Long ago, people used kiteswhen they went fishing.”• Guide practice with your voice.Now read the paragraph with me.• Provide individual turns whileothers track with their fingers andwhisper read. Provide descriptiveand positive feedback.[Babak], you read with wonderful expression!EXTRA PRACTICE 1Unit 19 Fluency PassageHomeworkI’ve listened to my child read this passage twice.©2 0 0 9 Sopris West Educational Services. All Rights Reserved.Name ______________________________________Fluency PassageMy goal is to read with 0–2 errors and words correct per minute.I read with errors and words correct per minute.KitesKites have been around a long time, probably more than 2,000years. Long ago, people used kites when they went fishing. Afisherman would attach an extra line to the kite. That line held baitand a spiderweb-like trap.People in the Pacific Islands made kites of leaves. In China, theymade them from bamboo and silk. The earliest kites were probablyplain rectangles. The Japanese were the first to make kites intofantastic shapes like dragons.At first, kites were just toys for children. Later, scientistsfound kites useful for experiments. Benjamin Franklin did themost famous experiment. He attached a metal key to a kite stringand flew the kite in a lightning storm. Sparks flew from the key.(Franklin was lucky he wasn’t hurt!)People still enjoy flying kites for fun. Some kites now have longinflatable tails and two lines. You can steer them and make them dotricks like backflips and spins.Date _________ Signed __________________________112235405263747888971091221281401531581463. Partner Reading: Repeated Reading (Checkout Opportunity)While students do Partner Reading, listen to individuals read the passage.Work on accuracy and fluency, as needed.4. Homework: Repeated ReadingHave students read the story at home.120