by Guadalupe L. Ullery & Elizabeth Garza
 
Introduction:
This lesson plan is intended for third grade. However, it can be modified to any grade level. This lesson is a whole language approach to the story "Carlos and the Cornfield" by Jan Romero Stevens (a story in English and Spanish). The content area targeted will be Math (multiplication). The rationale behind doing the lesson in this area, using this specific book, was that we know that students with specific learning disabilities in the area of math tend to have a lot of difficulties with multiplication. It can be a concept this is rather problematic for some students. The reason we picked this story is because in the story of "Carlos and the Cornfield" Carlos is asked to plant corn seeds in rows on the cornfield. We thought that bringing a story into specific math concept would allow students to make connections with language as well as math skills. In the co-teaching arrangement, the teacher with the math expertise would be the primary instructor. The other teacher would circulate to collect information on students' performance or to offer help to students.