Dear Readers,
I am always very excited when any of my students make progress using a new strategy. This is a storyboard book completed by Mac. He is a first grader getting ready to start second grade in the fall.
Mac chose to make a storyboard book after he read Mouse and Mole, Fine Feathered Friends by Wong Herbert Yee.
Mac did a fine job of summarizing the story in pictures.
Mac needed more squares so he divided two squares into halves. Great way to incorporate math into the literacy lesson!
In the story, Mole misspelled the word cardinal. As is common with young readers and writers, the letter b and d are interchanged.
Luckily for Mole, Mouse saw the mistake and helped him out. I like how Mac included this very important detail in his storyboard. Great work, Mac!
As you have probably guessed by now, I am a big fan of using storyboards as a comprehension tool. They engage the kinesthetic learner, they make assessing comprehension fun for the student and the teacher, and the student has a project to add to portfolio to reflect upon for many years to come.
Happy Reading,
Kathleen
