Learners will read E.B. White’s classic novel 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆’𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒃. The teacher will facilitate the learners taking turns reading paragraphs, and will offer gentle pronunciation correction and help sounding out new words. The goal is to read one chapter each class (three chapters per week) so that we finish the entire novel together by the end of the eight-week course. Some classes are able to read more quickly than others and we will adjust the pace to fit the particular learners in each class. 

Class instruction will begin by ensuring that learners understand how to tell where paragraphs begin and end. The teacher will explain that paragraphs change with new ideas or when a different character speaks. The teacher will also show learners how to look for the indentation at the beginning of a new paragraph. 

Following each class reading time, the teacher will ask questions to check for comprehension and facilitate a class conversation about the reading. The class will discuss the themes of the novel, make predictions about what will happen next, compare and contrast characters, and look at the different settings as we move through the novel. The teacher will also teach vocabulary as learners encounter new words for the first time.