Reading As students are ready to read, remember second language learners read by sight FIRST. They must have words to associate to phonetic learning. Learn vocabulary, and then stepby step, teach the appropriate phonics using word families. First grade materials are veryappropriate as a first step. Progress through the grade levels as vocabulary is learned. You will find students so thrilled to be able to read in English the level and content are irrelevantto them. If you are able, be sure students also have literature in their own language to read also. Key Comprehension Questions As students begin to read in English, begin to ask orally questions about the story. Discuss together. Give them the words. Have student repeat verbally what the correct answer is. Do this as an echo drill many times for each answer. Together write the answer, and they can copy the written answer. Have them keep a dictionary of words so they can have the words easily available to refer to when necessary. After they become skilled at this and have gained vocabulary have them add a sentence or more to what was written together. Finally, (after orally discussing it) have them write the answer by themselves.

Predicting 1.What is going to happen? 2.What is ___going to do now? 3.Where is ___going? 4.Who/What is going to be there? 5.How is ___going to feel? 6.What is ___going to say? 7.What is ___thinking? 8.What will be found there? 9.Who will win/succeed at the end? 10.How will the problem be solved? Drawing Conclusions 1.What is happening? 2.How can you explain what is happening?/Why do you think this happened? 3.What could have gone wrong?/What would you have done? 4.How would you feel about this? 5.What is your opinion? Why? 6.Which side would you take? Why? 7.What do think is the right thing to do?Why? What else is possible? Making Generalizations 1.What is the story telling us? 2.What is the author trying to tell us? 3.What is the story's message?

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