Course III Teachers Guide.pdf - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

DESTINATION READINGETTING STARTED23Daily assignments can be made as shown in Table 2 below. Typically, practice with segments from two different unitscan be covered within a week, as shown in the table.Table 2: Typical Weekly Schedule When Assigning Specific Strategy or SkillDay 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5First UnitLesson 2: Introductionof Skill or StrategyFirst UnitLesson 3:Strategic ReadingFirst UnitLesson 4: Applicationof Skill or StrategySecond UnitLesson 3:Strategic ReadingSecond UnitLesson 4: Applicationof Skill or StrategyFirst Unit Assignment:Comprehension Skill orStrategy segments withInstruction, Modeling,and PracticeSet Purpose forReading, Activate PriorKnowledgeReading passage(s)Comprehension Skill orStrategy segments withInstruction, Modeling,Practice, andApplicationSet Purpose forReading, Activate PriorKnowledgeReading passage(s)Comprehension Skill orStrategy segments withInstruction, Modeling,Practice, andApplicationComprehensionQuizSecond UnitAssignment(same or new skill/strategy as appropriate)ComprehensionQuizSecond UnitLesson 2: Introduction ofSkill or StrategyComprehension Skill orStrategy segments withInstruction, Modeling,and PracticeGenreTo support genre study, segments of units can be assigned. By selecting a particular genre-informational text or mystery,for example-the RLMS identifies all Lesson 1 segments from the 30 units in each course that cover the particular genrealong with Lesson 3, the strategic reading passage that exemplifies the genre (see also Appendix, Lexile Levels).Examples of such a listing appear below.Informational Text:Magazine Article Course III: Units 2, 16 Course IV: Units 3, 11, 12, 23Adventure Fiction Course III: Units 7, 13 Course IV: Units 9, 20