Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far
Why are education, books, and reading important?
How can I overcome learning challenges?
How can I overcome learning challenges?
Research reading
"The research reading that students complete for homework will help build both their vocabulary and knowledge pertaining to overcoming challenges in access to education, books, and reading near and far. By participating in this volume of reading over a span of time, students will develop a wide base of knowledge about the world and the words that help describe and make sense of it."
The focus this quarter is on biographies and reading about other countries and cultures. See examples below:
The focus this quarter is on biographies and reading about other countries and cultures. See examples below:
NewELA Text Set
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For Research Reading homework, student records:
Date:
Title:
Author:
Pages Read:
Then choose a prompt to answer using our RACE strategy:
• What challenges are faced? How are they overcome?
• What is the main idea of the text? What are some of the key details, and how do they support the main idea?
• What do the illustrations (photographs, maps) tell you? How do they help you to understand the words?
• What questions do you now have after reading? What would you like to learn more about? Why?
• What does the text tell you about the importance of reading, books, or education?
• What are the most important facts you learned from reading?
• What is the most interesting fact you learned today? Why?
• How does what you read today connect to something you have learned in lessons?
Date:
Title:
Author:
Pages Read:
Then choose a prompt to answer using our RACE strategy:
• What challenges are faced? How are they overcome?
• What is the main idea of the text? What are some of the key details, and how do they support the main idea?
• What do the illustrations (photographs, maps) tell you? How do they help you to understand the words?
• What questions do you now have after reading? What would you like to learn more about? Why?
• What does the text tell you about the importance of reading, books, or education?
• What are the most important facts you learned from reading?
• What is the most interesting fact you learned today? Why?
• How does what you read today connect to something you have learned in lessons?