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Standard: Read with Understanding Outcomes Students will choose an appropriate apartment that meets their priorities.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      language arts - reading Roles:      Family, Worker Program Type(s)      ABE, ESOL, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner levels (ESOL)      4 Time frame:       1-2 hours

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Standard: Read with Understanding

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Determine the reading purpose Newspapers provide a way for students to search for housing in the ads. Select reading strategies appropriate to the purpose Students are finding abbreviations in text and using a dictionary to find their meanings. They are also rephrasing in own words what the ads say. Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies Teacher clarifies as needed. Analyze information and reflect on its underlying meaning Prioritize list of important issues when choosing an apartment. Integrate it with prior knowledge to address reading purpose Each student chooses an apartment that meets individual priority list.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent A major undertaking for immigrants is to find housing that meets their families' needs. Contextual Students are using newspapers and becoming familiar with the text and abbreviations found in housing ads. Building Expertise Students have a working vocabulary around housing terminology and are adding another level of understanding by studying abbreviations.

Lesson Designer Jill Kramer Columbus Literacy Council (614) 221-5013 jkramer@columbusliteracy.org

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