Read Aloud 1- No instructional strategy: Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard
Instructions: Say to the student “Tell me everything you remember about the story from start to finish. Pretend that I have never read the book.”
Check List:
Child mentioned the following items about the setting:
1. School/Classroom
2. Police station/Detective station
3. Outside
Provides the following specific details about setting:
Room 207
During the day/daytime
Identifies main character as Miss Nelson
Main Characters: Miss Nelson/ Miss Viola Swamp (same person)
Additional characters: Students in class Detective McSmogg
Events :
1. Class misbehaves and are rude to Miss Nelson
2. Miss Nelson goes missing
3. Miss Viola Swamp teaches the class and is mean to students
4. Students go to detective about Miss Nelson
5. Students go to Miss Nelson’s house to look for her
6. Miss Nelson comes back
7. Students behave and are happy
Problem: Kids won’t behave /are misbehaving
Solution: Teacher leaves and a meaner teacher comes
Sequence – retells story with beginning middle and end and lists events in order. Probe Questions:
1. Where did the story take place?
2. Who were the main characters? Give their names.
a. Do you know the names of the other characters in the book?
3. What was the problem in the story?
4. How did the Miss Nelson feel in the beginning of the story?
5.What did Miss Nelson do to solve the problem?
6. How did the students feel when Miss Nelson was missing?
7. How did the students feel about Mrs. Viola Swamp?
8. Where did the students go to look for Miss Nelson when she was missing?
9. How did Miss Nelson feel at the end of the story?
10. How did the students feel at the end of the story? Read Aloud 2: Miss Nelson Has A Field Day by James Marshall
Instructional Strategy: Prior to reading the story, supply a mini lesson on story structure explaining that every story includes the following parts: plot, problem, sequence of events, outcome and theme. Story Structure. Prior to reading the book, let the student take a picture walk through the book and predict what happens. While reading answer and ask questions.
Retell assessment:
Instructions: Say to the student “Tell me everything you remember about the story from start to finish. Pretend that I have never read the book.”
Setting:
School
Football Field
Lulu’s café
Teacher’s lounge
Characters:
1. Miss Nelson
2. Coach Swamp
3. Janitor: Pop Hanson
4. Coach Armstrong
5. Mr. Blandsworth
6. students
7. Barbara (Miss Nelson’s Twin)
Events: 1. School was sad/depressed about how bad the football team was (beginning)
2. Coach Armstrong was going crazy/cracking up
3. Students discuss the need to improve football team and suggest viola swamp
4. Mr. Blandsworth hears the discussion and decides to dress up as Viola swamp
5. The real Coach swamp shows up
6. Coach swamp makes football players practice hard
7. Mr. Blandsworth puzzled as to who miss swamp is
8. Coach Armstrong returns and is surprised by how well the football team plays
9. Tornadoes beat the Werewolves- Students when the game
10. Mr. Blandsworth treats the team to hot dogs at Lulu’s
Problem: The football team was horrible and the school was depressed about how bad they were
Solution: Stop the football team from playing around during practice through hiring Coach Swamp
Sequence – retells story with beginning middle and end and lists events in order.
Probe Questions:
3. Where did the story take place?
4. Who were the main characters? Give their names.
5. What was the mood of the students and teacher’s at the school in the beginning of the book?
6. Why was the football team playing so badly?
7. What did Mrs. Nelson do to solve the problem? 8. Does Miss Nelson’s plan work?
9. How do the students feel at the end of the story? Why?
10. How does Miss Nelson feel at the end of the story?
11. Did anyone know about her plan to send in Miss Viola Swamp?