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The book I created is called "The New Puppy." It is intended for students in Kindergarten-1st grade. I decided to create a story about a girl who wanted a puppy but her parents told her she had to do well in school first. The reason I chose this topic is because I felt many students on this grade level could relate to this topic. The book is composed of sight words that the students must learn. Throughout the story I have highlighted these sight words. This allows the teachers to create various activities based on the highlighted words. Some teacher said they will print out the stories after the students read them and have the students cut out the sight words and put them into a chart. Others have said they will do a walk through of the book first, pointing out all of the sight words they are working on. The reason I chose to do the book in this format is actually because when I was considering what to write about the little boy I tutor came into my thoughts. He is a first grade student who is struggling with reading and is in danger of being held back. He lacks decoding strategies and has no knowledge of any sight words as his teacher does not work with him. I thought creating a story that he would be interested in while using the sight words he is working on at the same time would be a great way for him to stay interested and motivated in learning his sight words. This is something I will consider doing for each new set of sight words and every teacher can do the same thing. It is a great way for them to personal their curriculum, based on what there students are interested in and what they are learning about.
Karen, I enjoyed your book and i think it would be great for a kindergarten or first grade class. The lesson of students doing well in school in order to get a reward is a good one, but hopefully not always necessary! I love the pictures you found as well. They were a perfect fit in your book and i think they definitely helped to convey the message you were trying to set forth. Good work!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the wonderful pictures that were picked for the book. What a cute and fun book for a young age group. I like that you highlighted the sight words. Using Book Builder is a great way to enforce sight words for the week or have students create a book using their sight words. With this age group, it may be fun to create a book as a class or in groups! Wonderful job with the book!
DeleteI agree that children doing well in school to get a reward is not always necessary. I used it in this story to show responsibility.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your book. I think it was a great idea to highlight the sight words in the story. I think it is very appropriate that grade level. The students will be able to read and use the words in the correct context.
ReplyDeleteKaren, this is fantastic! With highlighted sight words and little guys bringing out the interactive questions will for sure enhance the automaticity and reading fluency. Try to use the audio and the text help features to take the full advantage of the UDL Book Builder program. :D
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