Comments by Esmeralda Contreras Most recent public comments by Esmeralda Contreras https://nowcomment.com/users/120679 Great idea Trevor! I think you can also use visuals for those highlighted words. It would make it easier to understand. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767091 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767091 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:15:31 -0400 Graphic organizers and vocabulary lists. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767090 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767090 Through the use of graphic organizers, we can scaffold the reading. As we read, I can help them fill out the graphic organizers. For example, we could use a story progression graphic organizer. With vocabulary lists, we can aid the students in understanding what certain words mean. I could even add visuals to the vocabulary list to make it easier. Sun, 03 Apr 2022 21:45:23 -0400 Using adapted text and practicing high-frequency words. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767089 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767089 One accommodation would be making an adapted text. This way we can scaffold the reading for the students to make it easier for them. We can add visuals to the text, and highlight keywords. Another accommodation I would make is to practice high-frequency words before we read. With that practice, students are able to identify the words without having to decode them. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:17:23 -0400 Before the reading, we are going to fill in a graphic organizer with the things that matter to us now. Then, we will consider what would change if we were a year older, and we will add it to the graphic organizer. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767087 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767087 Sun, 03 Apr 2022 22:20:06 -0400 "Alley" is a keyword. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767083 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767083 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:02:07 -0400 "Invisible" is another keyword. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767081 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767081 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:01:25 -0400 "Raggedy" is a keyword integral to comprehension. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767079 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767079 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:00:43 -0400 I think this sentence encompasses how everyone feels on their birthday. We don't feel like we change on the day of our birthday. The change comes after. https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767077 https://nowcomment.com/documents/310794?scroll_to=2767077 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:47:56 -0400