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Introduce young learners to the read-aloud process with a short biographical passage about Ray Charles. After listening to the passage, class members respond to factual, inferential, and evaluative questions, and then create a timeline of important events in Charles' life.
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blues music, rock and roll music, racism, segregation, prejudice, african american history, famous african americans, african americans, african american culture, blindness, disabilities, physical disabilities, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, black history month, the five senses
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Instructional Ideas
- To illustrate how other senses can become more acute, ask class members to close their eyes, listen for three minutes, and then share sounds they heard during that time
- Share a Braille text with the class for them to examine
- If time permits show a short video of a Ray Charles performance
Classroom Considerations
- The step-by-step plan models for young readers various reading processes
Pros
- The 10-page packet includes literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension questions based on the reading
- An answer key is also included