Have your class explore active reading strategies! In this guided reading lesson, learners make personal connections to characters having a bad day as a prior knowledge activation discussion. After reading Gettin' Through Thursday, class members share ideas and answer questions about the book. This lesson plan lays out ideas for literature circles, reader's response, ESL strategies, and other extension activities.

Concepts

reading comprehension strategies, reading comprehension, compound words, guided reading

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compound words, gettin' through thursday, guided reading lesson, literature circle activities, motivating below grade level readers, reading comprehension strategies, rl.2.7, english language arts

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