A New Friend from Europe

Mrs. Wagner was reading a story to her fifth-grade class.

While Joseph listened carefully, he also watched the new boy.
Ivan looked sad and confused and Joseph could understand
why. Mrs. Wagner had introduced Ivan to the class about a
week ago. Ivan was from a country in Europe. It had a very
long name that Joseph found hard to pronounce. Ivan's
parents were both dead and he had spent most of his life in
an orphanage. Then Mr. and Mrs. Mayer adopted him and
brought him to America. Mrs. Wagner explained that Ivan
did not speak English, but she was sure he would learn it
very soon. No wonder Ivan looked sad and confused. Joseph
would feel that way if he could not understand the story that
Mrs. Wagner was reading.

Joseph wanted to make friends with Ivan, but he didn't

know how to do this if Ivan could not understand English. That
night, Joseph asked his parents what he should do. Father
thought a bit and then he answered, "You know, Joseph,
words are not the only way to communicate with people. You
can let Ivan know you want to be friends by the look on your
face and the gestures you make. You can share things with
Ivan such as a special treat from your lunch or perhaps a toy."

Joseph thought about this when he went to bed. Before

he fell asleep, he had a plan. Joseph loved trains. He had
played with toy trains since he was a baby. He had his own

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 model train set and he had many books about trains. The next
morning, Joseph chose his favorite book. It had ·beautifully
colored pictures of trains from the first steam engines to the
sleek modern diesel engines of today. Joseph also liked to
draw trains and he tucked one of his pictures between the
pages of the book.
After lunch, Joseph walked toward Ivan who, as usual, was
sitting alone on the playground. When Ivan looked up, Joseph
smiled. He sat down next to Ivan, pointed to himself, and said,
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l'm Joseph."Then he took the train book out of his backpack.
He placed it on Ivan's knees and slowly began to turn the
pages. Ivan seemed very interested.and once, he put his hand
over Joseph's to stop him from turning the _page. Ivan looked
for a long time at a picture of a silver streamliner crossing a
bridge over a deep ravine. When he came to Joseph's drawing,
he pointed at Joseph. His whole expression indicated that he
was asking if Joseph drew the picture. Joseph nodded and
Ivan smiled.
The next day, it was raining heavily. Joseph knew that the
class would spend recess indoors. So, he added something
new to his backpack. When lunch was over, Joseph walked
over to Ivan who seemed glad to see him. Joseph took out
his drawing tablet and his set of colored pencils. Then he
opened the train book to the picture of the streamlin_er and
began to draw the engine. Ivan watched closely. After a bit,
Joseph handed the tablet to Ivan and held out the pencils.

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Ivan paused for a second.Then he took a pencil and continued
the dr'awing. The boysi.wor:ked -together.to ··eraw and ·color the
silve'r streamliner. When they were finished,;;Joseph made a. · ,
shar:p ~forward motion,with his arm and said "Whoosh I" to .
- .- . ·
indicate that the train went fast. Ivan 'made'the s-ame~motion: -

"It goes fast," said Joseph. "Fast," Ivan repeated, and bothJ1 f -
b~ys laughed . . , •';,,,r,.rt1 -..''···,,t :- ~, · -,,L .,

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 Level: Three
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introduced Ivan to the class about a week ago. Ivan
Concept Questions:
was from a country in Europe. It-haa a very long
What does it mean to be adopted? (3: to bt chosen to live
with adults who aren i your biological/real parents, or to name that Joseph found hard to pronounce. Ivans
legally change families; 2: to be cared for by someone other
than your parents; 1: to be taken somewhere new) parents were both dead and he fftla spen~-FA,e9t--of
1~o:h no t f{.g,ir o-~f w~-1 I,w,keJ .,..,J so.id "o~G,l
-his hfc irt 1m srpRftAaS8 Then Mr. and Mr.s. Mayer
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adopted him and brought him to America. Mr,.
What does it mean to communicate with another person? w~e., . .
(3: to talk with them, or write to them, or use sign language; Wagner explained that Ivan did not speak English,
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2: to be close to someone; 1: to live with someone)
but she was sur.:. ftt ::011ki learn it very soon. No
-fo.. /k; "'°' or fe-x h ns 1°otiS
wonder Ivan looked sad and canfoseq, Joseph
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would feel that way if he could~understand the
What is a gesture? (3: a body movement that communicates
with people; 2: nodding your head or smiling; 1: to move)
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story that Mrs. Wagner was .reading.
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Joseph wanted to make friends with Ivan, but
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he didn't know how to do this if Ivan could not
What is a streamliner? (3: a train designed so that it resists
'.Jos
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less air; 2: a Jast-moving train; 1: a boat) understand English. That night, Jos@fM'l asked his
:C don 'f e ven kr,ow. parents what h e ~ do. Father thought a bit
(3-2-1@
and then he answered, "You know, Joseph, words
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are not the only way to communicate with people.

You can let Ivan know you want to be friends by

Note: Underlined words are on the second-grade or / o .. ki r-:5 to
third-grade word lists. -the-look on your face and the gestures,yeu make.

You can share things with Ivan such as a special

A New Friend from Europe treat from your lunch or perhaps a toy."

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Mr.t. Wagner was reading a story to her fifth-grade Joseph thought about this when he went to
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bed; Before he fell asleep, he had a plan. Joseph
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class. While Joseph listened carefully, he also

watched the new boy. Ivan looked sad and confused loved trains; He had played with toy trains since he
Mr. -.J..,._,~
and Joseph could understand wh~ Mr,s. Wagner had. was a baby. He had his own model train set and he

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A New Friend from Europe 227
 Level: Three

had rnany books about trains. next morning, drawing tablet and his set of colored pencils. Then
I

Joseph ~ose his- favorite booiy It had beautifully he opened the train book to~ picture of the

colored pictures of trains from the first steam streamliner and began to draw the engine. Ivan

engines to the sleek modem diesel engines 9'today. watched closely1 After a bit, Joseph handed the
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Joseph also liked to draw trains and he tucked one tablet to Ivan and held out the pencils. Ivan paused

of his pictures between the pages of the book for a second Then he took a pencil and continued
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After lunch, Joseph walked toward Ivan who, the drawing. The boys worked together to draw

as usual, was sitting alone on the playground. "'.at'td'color the sili!er streamliner. When they were
1o+is
When Ivan looked up, Joseph smiled: He sat finished . Joseph made a sharp forward motion
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down next to Ivan, pointed to himself, and said, his arm and said "Whoosh!" to indicate that _

'Tm Joseph." Then he took the train book out of the train went fast. Ivan made the same motion. "It

his backpack. He placed it on Ivans knees and goes fast," said Joseph. "Fast," Ivan repeated and

slowly began to tum the pages. Ivan seemed very both boys laughed. (591 words)
0 1"161
interested and -eRee, he put his hand over Josephs

to stop him from turning the page. Ivan looked

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for a long time at a picture of a sili!er 6Ereamltrrer

crossing a bridge over a deep ravine. When he

came to Josephs drawing, he pointed at Joseph. His

Number ofTotal Miscues
whole expression indicated that he was asking if (Total Accuracy): _,
~_.8....______
Number of Meaning-Chan.s_e Miscues
Joseph drew the picture. Joseph nodded and Ivan
(Total Acceptability): ----'2_3=----
smiled. Total Total
Accuracy Acceptability
0-14 miscu~s _ _ Independent _ _ 0-14 miscues
The next day, it was raining heavily. Joseph
miscues / lnstructional....L_
knew that the class would spend recess indoors. 60+ miscues _ _ Frustration _ _ 31 + miscues
Rate: 591 X 60 = 35,460/ 2. C/0
So he added something new to his backpack. seconds = 1 '2.'2. WPM
WCPM: ( 591 - 'i1_ errors) X 60 = :-2,t;Jq/
When lunch was over, Joseph walked over to Ivan 2 qo seconds = 112._ WCPM

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who seemed glad to see him. Joseph took out his
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 Level: Three

Oral Reading Prosody Scale-QRl-7 Events

Directions: Please ci,tle the number below that best __ That night, Joseph asked his parents what he
represents the student's thrte-minute oral reading of this
should do.
passage
__ Father told him that words are not the only
4 3 2 I
way to communicate wi.th people.
Reads Reads Reads Reads
__ Joseph can let Ivan know he wants to be friends
primarily primarily in primarily in primarily
in larger, two-word word-by- by the look on his face and his gestures.
three· or
meaningful four-word phrases word with __ Joseph can share things wi.th Ivan, such as a
phrase phrase with some occasional special treat from his lunch or perhaps a toy.
groups. groups. three- or two-word or __ Joseph thought about this when he went to bed.
Some or Little or no four-word three-word Before he fell asleep, he had a plan.
most of the expressive groupings. phrases.
__ Joseph loved trains. . .
story is read interpre- Word
with expres-
The next morrung,Joseph chose his favonte book.
tation is groupings
sion. present. maybe _ It had beautifully colored pictures of trains
1 awkward. from the first steam engines
_ _ to the sleek modem diesel engines of today.
__ Joseph also liked to draw trains
- - and he tucked one of his pictures between the
Retelling Scoring Sheet for pages of the book
"A N ew Friend from Europe" __ After lunch, Joseph walked to Ivan who was
sitting alone on the playground.
__ He sat down next to Ivan, pointed to himself
i~
I
Setting/Background
and said, 'Tm Joseph."
__ Mrs. Wagner was reading a story to her fifth- __ Then he took the train book out of his back-
grade class. pack.
__ Joseph listened carefully and watched the new __ He placed it on Ivan's knees and slowly began
boy, Ivan. to tum the pages.
_·_ Ivan looked sad and confused. __ Ivan seemed very interested and once, he put
__ Joseph could understand why. his hand over Josephs
_.£ Mrs. Wagner had introduced Ivan to the class
__ to stop him from turning the page.
about a week ago.

= Ivan was from a country in Europe.

Ivans parents were both dead and he had
spent most of his life in an orphanage.
__ Ivan looked for a long time at a picture of a
silver streamliner.
__ When he came to Joseph's drawing, he point-
ed at Joseph.
Then Mr. and Mrs. Mayer adopted him and
__ His whole expression showed that he was ask-
brought him to America.
ing if Joseph drew the picture.
__ Mrs. Wagner said that Ivan did not speak
__ Joseph nodded and Ivan smiled ..
English but she was sure he would learn it soon.
Ato~-+ Ivo.-1-: S f "'d
Resolution
Goal
__ The next day, it was raining heavily so the class
Joseph wanted to make friends with Ivan would spend recess indoors.
but he didn't know how to do this if Ivan __ So Joseph added something new to his backpack
- could not understand English. __ When lunch was over, Joseph walked over to
Ivan who seemed glad to see him.
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Level: Three

-Joseph took out his dra\\ing tlblet lnd his ~I 5. What did Joseph bring w school the first time IL1
of colored pencils. :;how h-;.m?
- Then he opened the train book to the picture faplidr: bL)Ok of tr,,ins 1ir his clrnwing or a train
of the streamliner A fro. l11 book
- and began to draw the engine.
- hM watched close!):
-Joseph handed the tablet to h-an and held om 6. How do we know that Ivan w:1s interested in
the pencils. becoming friends with Joseph?
_ _ Ivan took a pencil and continued the dm\ing. Implicit his facial expressions changed; or he smiled
-L The boys worked together to draw and color al]oseph i '/~Y\ 1,11'-< ir,.+e.re-stiJ.
the sih·er streamliner. V Ht ~1.1 ~,1.1~
--Joseph made a motion ,,ith his arm and said
k"Whoosh!" to show that the train went fast
7. What did Joseph begin to draw at recess the sec-
- - "It goes fast," said Joseph.
- - ~Fast,~ kan repeated, and both boys laughed. ond day?
Explicit: the streamliner
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Questions for "A N ew Friend
from Europe"
8. What did Joseph do at the end of the story to
1. What was one of the reasons why Ivan might help Ivan learn English?
have looked sad? Implicit: he said "whoosh" and used gestures, then
Implicit: he had moved to a new country; or he said the word "fast," which Ivan repeated
didn"t know anyone; or his parents were dead; or "f/.-..«y Jro..w fNZ- fro.In .
he was raised in an orphanage; or he didn·t un-
derstand what the teacher was saying
He:. .:'. Ol.d ol n 1f l,( rtde.rsfa.~ ...il--o.+ +~
t&o.c H--r wo., S?i~ -
Without Look-Backs
Number Comet Explicit _3
_
2. What did Joseph want?
Explicit: to be friends with Ivan Number Comet Implicit: 2_

"'fo k. +'r,ef\df; w ;fl.. '!.vo.-,., Total:~

_ _ Independent: 7-6 correct
Instructional: 6 correct
3. Why was it difficult for Joseph LO become friends _ _ Frustration: 0-5 correct
with Ivan?
Explicit Ivan didn't speak English With Look-Backs
Num~r Correct Explicit: _ _
He ,ow/d11't 1Arider.,-to.rd him .
Number Correct Implicit: _ _
Total:
4. How did Joseph's father help his son solve his _ _ Independent: 8 correct
problem? _ _ Instructional: 6-7 correct
Implicit: he ga,·e him suggestions about how to _ _ Frustration: 0-5 correct
communicate with Ivan +i ct +ol~ 1,,_;1><, how fo
v
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V,'H,1t1, / t/....i~~ . . .
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