Mrs. Bomer had a very well planned lesson; you can tell she put a lot of time in selecting this book for this particular class at this specific time in the school year for them. Mrs. Bomer definitely used some Fountas and Pinnell suggested guidelines for selecting texts for interactive read-aloud. Mrs. Bomer the text was appropriate to the age and the interests of the students, the text helps students understand how people have responsed to life’s challenges, and evaluated the text to be sure the ideas and concepts can be understood by her students. (Fountas and Pinnell, p. 234).
