The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric

By Amanda Yerden

Lazlo has just moved to a new school and is The Brand New Kid. Throughout his first days of school, he is rather lonely and being picked on by the other kids. His luck changes when Ellie asks him to play.

Possible strategy instruction:

• C: Check for understanding.
• C: Use prior knowledge to connect to the text.
• C: Predict what will happen; use text to confirm.

• A: Use the pictures. Do the words and pictures match?
• A: Use beginning and ending sounds.

• F: Adjust and apply different reading rates to match text.

• E: Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing.