Before After be about remaining text Reading Activities Teaching Focus Concepts of Print Have students find capital letters and punctuation in a sentence Ask students to explain the purpose for using them in a sentence Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to set the stage for your child or student by using pre-reading strategies This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum 1 Read the title and look at the cover Let’s make predictions about what this book will 2 Take a picture walk by talking about the pictures photographs in the book Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk Be sure to talk about the text features such as headings Table of Contents glossary bolded words captions charts diagrams or Index 3 Have students read the first page of text with you then have students read the 4 Strategy Talk use to assist students while reading 5 Read it again Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Think does it make sense Think does it look right Think does it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know Content Area Vocabulary Use glossary words in a sentence marine nocturnal predators prey After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 How does an eel find its prey Summarize 2 What are gills Asking Questions 3 Would you eat an eel Text to Self Connection 4 How many species of eels are there in the world Asking Questions Extension Activity Find a long old sock The longer the better Stuff the sock with tissue or other soft paper until it is completely full Use a rubber band to close the opening after it is stuffed Add eyes and a mouth using markers buttons or other found objects Now you have your own stuffed eel What will you name it
Table of Contents Marine Eels Hiding and Hunting Baby Eels Fun Facts Picture Glossary Index Websites to Visit About the Author 4 10 18 22 23 24 24 24
