Little Black Dog
Orientation and Conferencing Plan get set
Orientation
Comprehension questions
Ensure that you have read about using the plan in the
Program Guide.
Book summary
Read the following summary to the student.
Little black dog finds her ball and her bone. Read
this book to find out what else she finds.
Introduction
Foster interest and activate the student’s background
knowledge. Be concise – focus on motivating and involving
the student. Encourage prediction by using the text
and illustrations on the cover of the book. Discuss new
vocabulary and remind the student to use the glossary
(when applicable). Also remind the student to ask him/
herself questions before, during and after the reading.
Talk with the student about what it would be like to
have a dog as a pet and how people train dogs to
fetch. Discuss the pictures and have the student
think about what they would say to the little black
dog each time she finds an object.
Conferencing
Check how well the student reads
When you are conferencing, the student reads all or part of
the book to you. Then:
•praise, pause, and prompt appropriately;
•check for accuracy (by counting mistakes) and fluency;
•check for understanding by using one or more of the
following methods:
−asking
−
the comprehension questions provided and any
others that seem necessary;
−asking
−
the student to retell the story in their own words;
−asking
−
questions about and discussing aspcts of the
story, such as the theme, plot, main ideas, sequence
and characters;
−encouraging
−
the student to confirm the predictions they
made during the orientation.
Decide what the student does next
Next recommend that the student:
•practices some more on the same book, with or without
the audio;
•completes one of the activities provided that is related to
the book;
•practices with another book from the same level; or
•is assessed for promotion to the next level.
1. Name two things the little black dog finds.
2. Name two more things the little black
dog finds.
3. What does the author say to the little black dog
when she finds things?
4. Why might the author want the little black dog to
find things?
5. What might the little black dog have for its dinner?
Answers to the Comprehension questions
1. Answers could include any of the items in the text:
ball, bone, toy rabbit, rope, dish.
2. Answers could include any of the items not given for
1: ball, bone, toy rabbit, rope, dish.
3. Good dog.
4. Answers will vary but could include: to teach it to
fetch; to play a game.
5. Answers will vary.
Supporting English Language
Learners
The following are suggestions for optional lessons to take
with your English language learners. See the overview chart
in the Program Guide for a summary of the text features of
this book.
Purpose
Reading texts aloud, using punctuation appropriately
to aid fluency and expression
Introduce the concept and practice
Reading aloud enables the teacher to assess
a student’s fluency and provides evidence of
appropriate intonation and expression.
Once confident with the text, ask the student to
consider strategies for reading aloud. Discuss
punctuation and model how specific marks, such as
a period, comma, or question mark, influence speed
and intonation.
Referring to the text, note the use of questions and
repetition, and together, consider how these would
affect an oral reading.
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Little Black Dog
Cloze Activity
Get set
Name:............................................................................................................................... Date:...............................................
Little black dog finds her ball and her bone. Read this book to find out what
else she finds.
Go, little black
.
Go find your ball.
Good
.
You found
ball.
, little black dog.
Can
find your bone?
Good
.
You found
your
.
found
your ball
and
bone.
dog!
Accuracy Chart
Errors
Level
M = Meaning (makes sense)
More than 5 correct
Independent
Heard
5 correct
Instructional
Fewer than 5 correct
Frustration
Words Entered
Score
Seen
S = Syntax (sounds right)
Unseen
Comments:
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Little Black Dog
Text-Sequencing Activity
get set
Go, little black dog.
Go find your ball.
Good dog.
You found your ball.
Go, little black dog.
Can you find your bone?
Good dog. You found your bone.
You found your ball and you found your bone.
What have you found now, little black dog?
Good dog!
You found your dish,
so I’ll find your dinner.
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Word Search Activity
Little Black Dog
get set
Name:............................................................................................................................... Date:...............................................
Words can
be found
in these
directions:
The letter in
each square
can only be
used in one
word.
Words
to find:
r
f
l
i
t
t
l
e
o
b
o
y
o
u
r
d
p
l
b
u
s
d
l
i
e
a
a
d
n
o
o
n
b
c
l
i
o
d
o
n
o
k
l
s
g
g
k
e
n
f
i
n
d
o
h
r
e
g
o
o
d
a
n
d
and
dog
little
ball
find
look
black
found
rope
bone
go
so
dinner
good
your
Use the letters that are left to make the word that tells what little black dog found
to put her dinner in................................................................................................................................................................
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Little Black Dog
Board Game Activity
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Spin the numbered spinner.
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The highest number starts.
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You need to spin the exact
number to move onto the
END square.
Little black
START
black
1 Little
dog looks
Little black
dog looks for
her toys.
for her ball. Spin
again. Go forward
that number.
21 Little black
22
get set
2
3
4 Little black
19 dog goes
20
18
END
23
17
30
24 dog is a
6
25
7 dog goes to
to find her rope.
Go forward four
spaces.
dog finds her
rope. Miss a turn.
Little black dog
finds her dish,
so you find her
dinner.
dog finds her
ball. Go back two
spaces.
5
Little black
good dog. Go on
to 27.
16
29
Little black
find her bone. Spin
again. Go back
that number.
Little black
15 dog finds
28
27
26
14
13
12 dog looks for
8
her toy rabbit. Spin
again. If you spin
a 1 or a 2, go on
to 18.
Little black
her toy rabbit. Go
back to 9.
11
Little black
10 dog finds her
bone. Name two
numbers. If you
spin one of those
numbers, go on
to 13.
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Little Black Dog
Writing Activity
get set
Name:............................................................................................................................... Date:...............................................
Make a list of places where little black dog might have found everything.
Place
Drawing
Ball
Bone
Toy rabbit
Rope
Dish
Write on the back of this page if you need more space.
REMEMBER
Remember to write a different place for each thing she found
and draw the places.
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