I tried the lesson on similes and metaphors using the book Peepers by Eve Bunting. Was I happily surprised with the children’s connections to this book!! My ELLs know what it feels like to go to a new place and be amazed by all the differences! They also loved the illustrations. I will post some of [...]
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Similes and Metaphors — Kid examples
March 7, 2008
Similes and Metaphors
February 29, 2008
In the book, Scientific Reading Assessment, (Manning, Chumley, and Underbakke), there is a great lesson on comprehending similes and metaphors. Sometimes ELLs do not understand the comparisons using the words like or as, unless they are specifically taught to look for these literary devices. I have already taught a mini-lesson on similes during writing workshop, [...]
Targeted Interventions for Reading Instruction
January 4, 2008
Hello everyone! I am excited about attending the above conference on January 19, 2008! I would like to share some of the interventions and get your feedback on them so we can tailor them to our own English Language Learners. At Donaldson, our School Improvement Plan is to increase comprehension of informational text. I will be [...]
