Year 2016 First Semester

COURSE INTRODUCTION
Subject
Faculty

READING

Semester
Course
Description
Course
Objectives

This course is designed as an intensive reading program to help build the reading skills of beginning level
non-native speakers of English. The focus is on reading comprehension, vocabulary development, reading
speed, and study skills.

Christian
World View
Course
Calendar

Unit
Level

3/5
INTENSIVE English Program
(Grade 4-6)

The course aims to help the students achieve a reasonable and age-appropriate, but higher
level of proficiency in reading as a subject. The objectives include the following:
Cognitive: Widen students vocabulary and practice critical thinking skills
Affective: Relate personal experiences and develop genuine love for reading.
Psychomotor: Apply reading and study strategies and participate in class
presentations and discussion.
The course is strongly dedicated to implement and correlate Biblical principles throughout
the learning continuum to maintain balance and exercise prudence in dealing with relevant
and practical issues of our society.
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Course Plan
Resources
Lesson Plan
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Target Reading
Houghton
Week 1: Orientation and Placement / Diagnostic
Skills:
Mifflin
Test
Understand Harcourt
Week 2: Naming the Setting, Character, and Plot
Journeys
in a Story, Lesson 1: My Teacher, My Dad
ing
3.1
Week 3: Using Details to Figure out Ideas that the
Elements
Author Doesnt State Lesson 2: The Catnapper
of the Story Leveled
1
Readers:
Week 4: Telling Why the Character Act as They Do
Making
Struggling
Lesson 3: Lana and Miguels Park
Conclusion
Readers
Week 5: Telling How Ideas are Alike or Different
s
Lesson 4: The Tallest Tower
Comparing
Week 6: Telling How Events Makes Another
and
Happen and Why Lesson 5: Willie Mays
Contrasting
Week 7: Telling the Time Order in which Events
Recognizin
Happen Lesson6: Frankies Facts
g Cause
Week 8: Telling How Words and Photos Work
and Effect
together Lesson 7: Making Murals
Target Reading
Week
9:
Midterm Exam
Starategies
Summarize
Predict/Infe
r
Analyze/Ev
aluate
Vizualize
Target Reading
Week 10: Using Details to Figure Out Ideas that
Skills:
the Author Doesnt State Lesson 8: Dear
Making
Diary
Week 11: Telling Cause and Effect
Conclusion
2
Lesson 9: Before the Talkies
s
Week 12: Telling Important Ideas and Details
Recognizin
about the Topic Lesson 10 : he Wright
g Cause
Brothers
and Effect
Week 13: Telling if an Idea Can be Proved True or
Main Ideas
an Opinion Lesson 11: Michelle Kwan,
and Details
Champion
Fact and
Week
14:
Identifying Story Structures
Opinion
Lesson
12: Bettina and the Talent Show
Story
Week
15:
Comparing
and Contrasting Events
Structure
Lesson
13:
Timid
Boy and Mama Bear
Compare
Week
16:
Understanding
Authors
Purpose
and
Lesson
14:
Helper
Monkeys
Contrast

 Authors
Purpose
Target Reading
Strategies
Summarize
Predict/Infe
r
Analyze/Ev
aluate
Visualize

Grading
Procedure

Week 17: Lessons Review

Week 18: Final Exam

Behavior

Seatwork/
Homework

Project

Quiz

Recitation
/
Interactio
n

Midterm

Final

Total

10%

10%

15%

15%

10%

20%

20%

100%