Hello, Dad! 6-pack Author: Diana Noonan ISBN: 9780478121865 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: K Reading Level: D Strategy/Skill: Comprehension strategies, Forming opinions, making judgements, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Explanation Theme/Topic: Communication, Relationships Classification: Fiction Fluency: Emergent

Book Summary

This simple text focuses on modern communication technology and on one of the oldest methods of all, a simple painted message to welcome Dad home.

Feature of the Book

• The strong, rhythmic pattern in the text.
• The high-frequency words – “it,” “a,” “on,” and “the.”
• The clear depiction of a fax, telephone, and computer as items of technology.
• Rhythmic, repetitive text.
• The rhyme – “call” and “wall.”
• Clear, well-spaced text.
• The two levels of text – the story text and the written messages.
• The Chinese script in the girl’s letter.

Purpose

Hello, Dad! can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce the following skills and strategies:

• monitoring the reading and ensuring it is making sense using meaning, structure, and visual information from the story
• sharing ideas about the story with others in the group
• introducing and discussing new words contained within the story
• illustrating a story to support the meaning of the text

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