xiv THE SRA FLEX LITERACY™ PRINT EXPERIENCE: LESSON OVERVIEW
Days 2 & 3
Day 1
Days 4 & 5
Lesson Overview
The Print Experience provides students with crucial instruction and practice in skills and
strategies as they interact with text. Students work directly with the teacher who guides
them through the reading selections, facilitates rich discussions, and provides differentiated
instruction and the necessary level of support.
Each Teacher Edition volume is divided into 36 5-day lesson plans for 180 days of
instruction. The regularity of the lesson sequence establishes a familiar and efficient
classroom routine.
BEFORE READING
• Prepare for reading by discussing story elements or poetry features,
setting a purpose, and building background.
• Model reading the story aloud to students.
• Provide skill differentiation with Individualized Instruction activities.
DURING READING
• Review and reread the story or poem with student participation.
• Engage in rich discussion and debate based on reading selections.
• Introduce and review vocabulary words and review story elements or
poetry structure.
• Generate and answer questions, highlighting text evidence.
• Make and verify predictions about the story.
AFTER READING
• Reflect on and retell the story.
• Make connections, analyze point of view, compare and contrast.
• Develop reading fluency with Readers’ Theater in Poetry.
• Meet individual needs with Skill Differentiation.
• Provide feedback and inform instruction with Assessment.