COMPREHENSION CLASS SCHEDULE: FIRST 5 WEEKS
MINUTES PER DAY
ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION
MATERIALS
10
Warm-Up
Students complete one of the activities in that week's warm-up. If needed, one activity may stretch to two days.
10
Comprehension Strategy
Vocabulary Instruction
Monday, teachers present the slides for the target comprehension strategy for the week. Tuesday through Friday, teachers present the theme vocab slides.
15
Modified RT
Students work in teacher-led groups (3-5) to practice the target strategy.
15
Visualization using Technology
Spend the first 1-2 weeks mastering the basics of technology using the checklist. Then move on to visualization of narrative text with CAGES and TWICE.
End of Unit Activites
Alternate
Weeks between Assessments and Presentations of Technology
Assessments and Student Conferences
Presentations of Technology Work
Skills assessments
One-on-one Reflective Learning Conferences
Students do presentations of their work products from the previous four class sessions. Extra points for using vocabulary words in their spoken presentation.