Language Literacy Lessons : Reading, Intermediate

by Forte, Imogene

• ISBN13: 9780865305700
• ISBN10: 0865305706
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Incentive Publications

Table of Contents

How to Use this Book	7	(1)
Standards Matrix	8	(2)
Skills Checklist	10	(1)
Word Recognition and Usage Skills	11	(18)
The Missing Monarch (recognizing consonants and vowels)	12	(1)
Prefix Pyramids (using prefixes)	13	(1)
Suffixes for the Sorcerer (using suffixes)	14	(1)
The Mermaid's Tale (using contractions)	15	(1)
A Short Letter (using abbreviations)	16	(1)
What's the Weather? (using compound words)	17	(1)
It's Not a Pretty Picture! (using picture clues)	18	(1)
Thrifty Timothy Thorngill (using context clues)	19	(1)
Different Words, Different Story (recognizing and using antonyms)	20	(1)
Mark the Homonym Trail (recognizing and using homonyms)	21	(1)
Construction Ahead (recognizing and using synonyms)	22	(1)
Sentence Sense (forming sensory impressions)	23	(1)
Advice for Mike (using figurative language)	24	(1)
More Than You Wanted to Know About Butterflies (using figurative language)	25	(1)
Say it Another Way (interpreting idiomatic expressions)	26	(1)
Pixie Power (using descriptive words)	27	(1)
Word-Ability Wizard (demonstrating vocabulary extension skills)	28	(1)
Comprehension and Independent Reading Skills	29	(42)
Up the Beanstalk (reading for a specific purpose)	30	(1)
The Knight's Journey (identifying topic sentences)	31	(1)
Goblins for Christmas (reading to find details)	32	(1)
Number, Please (reading to find details)	33	(1)
Detail Selection (reading to find details)	34	(1)
Ballow's Dilemma (arranging ideas or events in sequence)	35	(1)
How Does It End? (arranging ideas in sequence)	36	(1)
Storm Warning (summarizing a story)	37	(1)
An Unhappy Trip (summarizing a story)	38	(1)
Let the Gnomes Know (summarizing a story)	39	(1)
What Next? (drawing conclusions)	40	(1)
World Travelers (reading and using a world map)	41	(2)
A Time To Remember (predicting outcomes)	43	(1)
Tell It Your Way (predicting outcomes)	44	(1)
How Big is this Big Deal? (distinguishing between fact and opinion)	45	(1)
Read Before You Buy (distinguishing between fact and opinion)	46	(1)
Careless Clara Clark (determining cause and effect)	47	(1)
In the Mood (determining author's purpose and mood)	48	(1)
Character Portraits (identifying with fictional characters)	49	(1)
Finders Keepers (identifying with fictional characters)	50	(1)
Inside Story (identifying with fictional characters)	51	(1)
Reading Reflections (extending ideas from material read)	52	(2)
With Words in Mind (visualizing word meaning)	54	(1)
As You See It (visualizing word meaning)	55	(1)
Organizing a Newsstand (alphabetical order)	56	(1)
Author Under Investigation (determining what reference sources to use, and using multiple resources)	57	(1)
Choose a Country (determining what reference sources to use, and using multiple resources)	58	(1)
How Famous if Famous? (using an encyclopedia)	59	(1)
The Humble Chef (using a thesaurus)	60	(1)
Weighing an Elephant (understanding and using punctuation)	61	(1)
Running Errands (following directions)	62	(1)
Enchanted Valley (following directions)	63	(1)
Trolls in Trouble (following directions)	64	(2)
Outline Pin-Up (taking notes from reading)	66	(1)
Weather Watch (organizing facts to support a conclusion)	67	(1)
Behind Closed Doors (personal response to materials read)	68	(1)
What Would You Do? (extending ideas from materials read)	69	(1)
Shelve It! (developing appreciation and reading independence)	70	(1)
Appendix	71	(5)
Reading Project Plan	72	(1)
Library Lover's Law (or The Nine Commandments for Library Lovers)	73	(1)
Reading Record	74	(1)
Fairy Tale Favorite	75	(1)
Answer Key	76