Yolanda U. Trapp
Basic Goals
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1. Cross-cultural understanding, for elementary schools.
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2. Selection of poems, stories, for multigrade students K-fourth.
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Selection of issues of multicultural literature for children.
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To explore cultural diversity.
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To learn about customs and traditions.
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To appreciate the richness of the increasing diversity.
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Increasing reading skills.
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Improving communication skills.
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Providing recognition.
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10. Stimulating cognitive development.
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11. To encourage creative wordplay through rhyme.
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12. To teach the values of kindness and tolerance.
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13. To build self-esteem.
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14. To entertain.
General objectives.
Academic concepts.
(Reading, writing, speaking, listening.)
Sequenced skill plan for each lesson.
Language
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To lose fear when reading a poem, or a story in front of other people.
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ESL/Social Studies
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To increase vocabulary taken from selected books of cultures and ethnic groups in our world.
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To find similarities and differences when exploring the world of diversity through the books.
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Language experience writing.
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Reading aloud to the children.
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Peer tutoring. (At least one strong third or fourth grader sits at each table of six students and monitors their progress. The teacher might show the student how to tutor.)
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1. By the end of the lesson the student will recognize and identify an author's style, attempt to write and respond in a variety of genres, and differentiate the cultures presented through the specific books.
2. By the end of the lesson, a student will differentiate between fiction and nonfiction texts, integrate story structure in writing, and use phonetic and visual elements in spelling.
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Organizing for Instruction
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General Planning
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In small groups of six or less with close monitoring, using many reading recovery techniques.
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Other methods/practices includes:
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Obtaining many books at a variety of levels.
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Writing words and sentences.
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Matching individual words to words in a sentence.
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Writing group and individual books.
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For more skilled readers:
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Larger groups of ten to twelve each.
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Mayor Methods/Practices include:
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"Theme" books, (multicultural or books related to the unit).
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"Character" books, (Cinderella - the Beauty and the Beast, etc.).
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Silent reading, book projects and reading together.
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Whole class:
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The teacher might use whole class activity such as big books.
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