Curriculum: Language Arts
Dive Book One: The Discovery by Gordon Korman
We are working together on a research-based Direct Instruction program of The Discovery called Series Launchers (Adventures in Reading). In a Direct Instruction program, the teacher uses a carefully sequenced unit with explicit teacher instruction to make sure that all students acquire skills. Rather than one student being called on to answer questions, students respond together most of the time. This helps give anxious students confidence and allows everyone many opportunities to be heard. Lessons are quick paced and student's learn vocabulary, do fluency activities and complete workbook activities. The goal of Series Launchers is to help young readers who are working in Direct Instruction reading programs become independently involved in a choice reading program.
Rather than reading silently or taking turns, we are following along in our novels as a narrator reads the book. This frees students to follow along in their novels and allows them to hear a fluent reader.
We are working together on a research-based Direct Instruction program of The Discovery called Series Launchers (Adventures in Reading). In a Direct Instruction program, the teacher uses a carefully sequenced unit with explicit teacher instruction to make sure that all students acquire skills. Rather than one student being called on to answer questions, students respond together most of the time. This helps give anxious students confidence and allows everyone many opportunities to be heard. Lessons are quick paced and student's learn vocabulary, do fluency activities and complete workbook activities. The goal of Series Launchers is to help young readers who are working in Direct Instruction reading programs become independently involved in a choice reading program.
Rather than reading silently or taking turns, we are following along in our novels as a narrator reads the book. This frees students to follow along in their novels and allows them to hear a fluent reader.
Meet Gordon Kormanphoto credit: www.gordonkorman.com
Gordon Korman was born in Montreal, Quebec On Oct. 23, 1963. He wrote his first book when he was only twelve! Since then he has written many books, some of which have been turned into movies!
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Books by Gordon Korman
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