2nd Grade Oral Language

Cross-curricular connection

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  Reading
  

Specific options for differentiating this lesson

Technology

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  Use a pointer to help students follow along.
  
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  Use highlighting tape to emphasize new vocabulary words.
  
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  Distribute multiple copies of the book so that students can follow along with ease.
  
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  Create a “storyboard” with Velcro attached so students can add new vocabulary words introduced. The vocabulary words may contain a picture symbol to create a visual of the word and its meaning.
  
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  Provide students with written or picture choices to predict the events in the story. The choices may be created by the teacher prior to the lesson.
  

Multisensory

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  Use sticky notes to cover the new vocabulary words to assess listening comprehension, discuss possible words that would make sense, and predict the word that is under the sticky note.
  
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  Ask students to orally communicate a prediction or a word meaning to a partner. The partner is then asked to draw this response.
  

Community Connections

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  Invite a scientist or a meteorologist to the classroom to share how they make predictions in the daily routine of their jobs.
  
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  Invite the superintendent of schools to the class share how s/he uses predictions of weather and road conditions to decide school closings and delays.
  

Small Group Learning

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  With the students, discuss in small groups of 3-4 how predictions are helpful in everyday tasks.
  
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  Have students pair up and discuss predictions of story or new vocabulary words. They are then asked to share their partner’s response.
  

Vocabulary

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  Students need to know the following vocabulary: predict, prediction, summarize, and summary.
  

Student Organization of Content

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  Use a large graphic organizer, such as cause and effect, to display predictions and the story events leading up to these predictions.
  

Virginia Department of Education 2004