Activate prior knowledge, predictions, tell why reasoning is important
Student: It is a diagram that shows the relationships between different groups in the animal kingdom.
Teacher: Right. Now I want you to look through the rest of the chapter. What subheadings or titles do you see? Remember, that sometimes subheadings and titles by be in bold or italicized.
Student responses may include: sponges, cnidarians, flatworms
Teacher: That is right. Now I want to let you in on a secret. This selection in your book has a lot of terms and definitions. It is very important that you know how to pronounce the words and remember the meanings of the words in order to help you understand what the author wants you to learn from the chapter. Before we begin to read, I am going to help you pronounce and find important words and their meanings in the chapter. I am going to model how to sound out the words, pretending that I do not already know how to say the word, and I don't know the meanings of some words.
