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Transition Supplemental Guide, Grade 1, Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 1:
“A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia”
https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-1-listening-learning-domain-4-anthology-early-world- civilizations
Overview
These stories are read aloud to students. Therefore, we provide sentence starters for students at the entering, emerging, and transitioning levels of proficiency because sentence frames are not a technique that can be used when text is presented orally.
The following table displays the Core Knowledge lesson components as well as the additional supports and new activities AIR has provided to scaffold instruction for ELLs.
A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia
Domainintroduction Providevisualsforthewordancient. Reviewobjectives.
This is the first of 16 lessons in Early World Civilizations: Transition Supplemental Guide to the
Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology.
Core Knowledge Lesson Component
AIR Additional Supports
AIR New Activities
Introducing the Read Aloud
Where are we?
Partner ELLs with more proficient English speakers; elaborate on students’ responses; explain the meanings of additional words such as soil and nutrient; use a thumbs-up/ thumbs-down routine to check for understanding; use the picture to introduce the characters and title to introduce students to the text; and review information with ELLs through discussion.
Vocabulary preview
Use visuals, synonyms, and examples to clarify word meanings and ask ELLs to explain concepts in their own words to check understanding.
Build vocabulary: pre- teach the meanings of other key words, including the words reservoir, bank, and trade.
Purpose of listening Clarify word meanings.
Presenting the Read Aloud
Use guiding and supplementary questions about pictures and text, sentence starters, and glossaries.
Discussing the Read-Aloud
American Institutes for Research Scaffolding Instruction for ELLs: Resource Guide for ELA–23