Learn about how the seeing eye dog program began with a reading lesson about Eva Moore's chapter book, Buddy, The First Seeing Eye Dog. With vocabulary words, discussion questions, and extension resources, the lesson is a great way for individuals to think about other ways that people can see the world.

Concepts

disabilities, blindness, reading comprehension, adversity

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a reading comprehension assessment or language arts packet
• Have your class research Buddy, the history of seeing eye dogs, or another prominent figure who overcame adversity using the links provided

Classroom Considerations

• Consider adding more complex questions when discussing the book

Pros

• Provides helpful additions to the lessons, as well as important plot points on a timeline and vocabulary lists
• Encourages youngsters to think about the ways that people overcome adversity

Cons

• Discussion questions are mostly comprehension level

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.1.1 RL.2.1 RL.3.1 RI.K.1 RI.1.1 RI.2.1 RI.3.1 RF.K.1.a RF.1.1.a