VIDBE-Q Volume 68 Issue 4
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The theme for this week's session at the library is worms. Two books are
chosen including We Dig Worms by Kevin McCloskey and Inch by Inch by Leo
Leonni. Aubree, who is five, is learning about how worms build tunnels in the
earth through the use of toy worms and tunnels made from toilet paper rolls. The
complex text in the book was adapted to highlight the use of the letter name and
sound for Ww in the title and included explicit instruction with the participants
indicating yes/no when presented with letters on slides before reading the book.
During a shared reading of Inch by Inch, participants received explicit vocabulary
instruction in the word measure and inch and then provided with rulers, some of
which were created with a 3D printer to accommodate the need for visual and
tactile cues. Participants were able to measure along with the reading of the text
and had repeated opportunities to use the word "inch".
Figure 3
Reading at the Library
