Stellaluna Lesson Analysis

My “little” Khloe, is a fifth-grade student and is on level when it comes to reading. She reads quite well, but sometimes will read too fast and not fully comprehend what she has read. Other times, she reads so fast, she stumbles on her words. I chose these two lessons for Khloe because they support reading comprehension skills, even though that was not the main literacy component that the lessons were designed for. Also, the added focus on the social lesson with the Stellaluna lesson, persuaded me to choose that particular lesson. Khloe has a hard time accepting differences, constructive criticism, and getting along with her peers. The Stellaluna lesson reinforces accepting other’s differences and feelings of empathy. It allowed us to talk about how the characters felt at different times throughout the story. Khloe enjoys writing, so writing …show more content…
Khloe was familiar with the book but could not recall specific details or the fact that the book itself had a lesson regarding accepting each other’s differences. Khloe listened intently as I read the story and it was obvious that he felt bad for Stellaluna when she was lost. That being said, Khloe had a hard time attaching feelings to the characters when we paused to discuss how the characters were feeling throughout the book. Khloe seems to have a challenging time discussing feelings in general, which is one of the reasons I chose this lesson. I hoped it would encourage Khloe to “stand in someone else’s shoes” for a moment and feel empathy towards that character. Khloe’s comprehension of the overall story line was on point and she had no difficulty sequencing the story in the report. She did however, omit any words describing how the characters felt, which I had assumed she would. She had two capitalization and zero punctuation errors in her report, so she met the desired goal. I would utilize this lesson in the future, the way it is written, in my future