The Coal Thief

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

2

Overview

A picture book, The Coal Thief by Alane Adams, is read aloud by Christian Slater on The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated and award-winning children's literacy website, Storyline Online. This video provides an opportunity for students to establish a purpose before reading a literary text to enhance comprehension.  The teacher may instruct students to be listening for a central problem and solution, place and time period (setting), character development, or other literary elements in the text as they listen to the read-aloud.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.28

Establish a purpose before reading literary and informational texts to enhance comprehension.

UP:ELA21.2.28

Vocabulary

  • Establish
  • Purpose
  • Literary texts
  • Informational texts
  • Enhance
  • Comprehension

Knowledge

Students know:
  • There are different purposes for reading.
  • Authors write text for different purposes.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Establish a purpose for reading literary and informational text, such as for pleasure, to identify the main idea, to gather information or facts on a topic.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There are different purposes for reading, and establishing their purpose before engaging in reading can improve their overall comprehension of literary and informational text.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

SAG-AFTRA Foundation

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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