Mini Lesson Plan (SIOP Model)

Lesson Plan Title: Mini Lesson #6 Collaborative Reading

Honorio Gonzalez
Name:
Grade Level:

Date:

th

5 Gr.

It is to use this strategy to

be able to allow a teacher to support readers
of various abilities in working collaboratively
as they study a specific topic (Herrell &
Jordan, 2012).
ELD Objectives:

ELD Language:

ELA Language Standards for Grade Level

5th Grade- The focus for students in the fifth grade is

to read a wide range materials, including literature from
different times and cultures and informational text on
grade-level topics in all subject areas.
ELA Content Standards for Grade Level

English

The content is to provide a

reading method for all students to
participate in a group research activity
(Herrell & Jordan, 2012).
ELD Content:

5th Grade- The focus for students in the fifth grade is

to read a wide range materials, including literature from
different times and cultures and informational text on
grade-level topics in all subject areas.

Materials

Key Vocabulary

Books on various topics,

paper, pencil/pen,

Research topic, data chart,

checklist, Natural Approach,
Communicative Language
Teaching, and the
Proficiency-oriented
instruction.

Research Based Learning

Strategies (provide text
chapters/reference)

Collaborative reading can be

used to provide students
with knowledge from a
variety of sources (Herrell &
Jordan, 2012, p. 273).

All strategies will be research based and from one of the texts. Please provide reference for each.

Natural Approach, Communicative Language Teaching, and the

Proficiency-oriented instruction (Horwitz, 2013).
Motivation strategy:

(Building Background for ELD Students)

-I would prepare to conduct the class in English.

-I would give the students the instructions on how to carry out the collaborative reading
lesson.
-I would prepare to gather a range of books on a research topic for the students.
-I would have the students gather in groups to begin to research various topics for the
reading.
Natural Approach, Communicative
Language Teaching, and the Proficiency-oriented instruction (Horwitz, 2013).
Presentation/ Learning Activities (Strategy Steps)

(includes language and content objectives, comprehensible input, strategies , interaction, feedback

-The students would begin to research various topics for their reading.
-For example, I would give have a group research on China since they would have already
told me that they chose to research China.
-They would then list what they know about the topic, the things they want to know about
the topics, and after the collaborative reading and research, that things they learned about
the topic (Herrell & Jordan, 2012).
Natural Approach, Communicative Language Teaching, and the
Proficiency-oriented instruction (Horwitz, 2013).
Practice and Application

(Meaningful activities, interaction, strategies, practice and application, feedback)

-The students would the research the questions that they wrote on their topic and write
down important notes on the topic.
-The students would then create a date chart to share with the class.
-With the data chart, the students would present everything that they learned in the topic,
it being China.
-I would then document the progress the students showed in working together.
-This would help determine how their progress will continue to advance in future similar
projects.
Review and Assessment: (What specific assessment tools are being used)

The assessment tools being used would be in how the progress being document shows how
well the students worked together on their research topics. The better the students work
together, the more progress is being made. If any of the students, needed help with their
topic, I would work with them so that they could work better as a group. Therefore, this is
why documenting the progress of the student sin this types of projects is important.
Extension:
What are your next steps for future lessons?

The next steps would be for the students to be able to work on more complex topics and
projects with less assistance form the teacher. However, help would still be available to
them of they needed it. Their ability to work together on these types of projects would help
determine what the complexity of the topics for future projects.
ReflectionWhat do you anticipate to be a problem for specific students?

ELD Objective-That

the student would not be able to use indices to locate

information in nonfiction books (Herrell & Jordan, 2012). Students would need to
know these to be able to properly research information in nonfiction books on their
topics.
Content Objective- That the students would not be able to contribute to a group
topic study by reading and sharing information (Herrell & Jordan, 2012). The
students would need to be able to contribute information so that they could use
the information for their presentation.

What would likely go well? Why?

The majority of students would be able to work well together in their groups. They would
be able to present their research topic very well. They would also be prepared for more
complex research topics and projects in the future.
What would you like to be more sure about?

The students that need help with their topic ask for it. Also, that they would be able to
present it to the class. That they be prepared for more complex projects in the future.
Finally, that their rate of learning would remain steady with that of my lesson plans.
What theory or theorists would most strongly support use of this strategy?

The theories that support this strategy are the natural approach, and communicative
language teaching, and proficiency-oriented instruction. In the natural approach, the
students would participate in small group conversational activities with each other and
follow instructions given to them by the teacher to complete said activity. In the
communicative language teaching, the students would similarly do the same as in the
natural approach. In the proficient-oriented method, the students would complete

exercises that have to do with grammar and listen to the explanations on the grammar.
This is how these three theories support the current strategy and its current use.

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