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//**The Big6 Goes Primary**// - focuses on K-3 and gives the Super 3 as an alternative or lead-in to the Big 6 (p.24). The Super3 components are Plan, Do and Review. Teachers are encouraged to use movement and play acting to teach the skills to the K-3 students. //Some suggestions are:// __Kindergarten__ - know parts of the of the book - introduce genres - make predictions based on pictures __First Grade__ - 300 to 500 sight words -can answer simple written comprehension questions based on written text - composes fairly readable first draft (samples provided) __Second Grade__ - Read both fiction and non-fiction -recalls facts and details of text attends to spelling and mechanics for final product __Third Grade -__ asks how, why and what if questions in interpreting text -interpreting non-fiction and distinguishes cause and effect, fact and opinion, main idea nad supporting details. -uses information and reasoning to examine bases of hypthesis and opinion.

Leads into the the steps for The Big 6 for differentiated instruction.

Book includes many usable materials and a CD - ROM with worksheets, charts, posters, and other documents found throughout the book that teachers and librarians can modify to meet the specific needs of the curriculum and individual students and classes.