When I taught at the High School, I used the NYS Driver Manual for my resource room reading group. Since most of my kids were in 10th grade, they were excited and motivated to get their driver's permit. The goal was to read Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns: Right-Of-Way, and be able to know how to precede, as a driver, in 3 different situations. As my Anticipatory Set, I showed 3 videos.
Video #1: I showed a video to 2 cars coming to an intersection and asked, "Who should go first and why?". Most of the kids said, "Whoever gets there first". After looking and reading the manual, they learned that the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to the driver on the right. This lead to more discussion about the vocabulary in the manual, such as, "yield" and "right-of-way".
Video #2: I then showed a video of a car stoped at a red light. A pedestrian steps into a crosswalk and the light turns green. I stopped the video and asked what should the stopped car do? We then read in the manual that you must yield to pedestrians crosswalk on your left and right before you turn. Again, we clarified vocabulary such as, "pedestrian" and "crosswalk" to ensure comprehension.
Video #3: Finally, I showed a video of traffic backed up on both sides of an intersection and asked what should the next car do? Most of the kids said to follow the car in front of them, even if it blocks the intersection. We read how you can't enter an intersection if traffic is backed up on the other side and you cannot get through the intersection. You need to wait until traffic ahead clears, so you do not block the intersection.
This lesson was highly motivating and used real-world examples.
Video #1: I showed a video to 2 cars coming to an intersection and asked, "Who should go first and why?". Most of the kids said, "Whoever gets there first". After looking and reading the manual, they learned that the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to the driver on the right. This lead to more discussion about the vocabulary in the manual, such as, "yield" and "right-of-way".
Video #2: I then showed a video of a car stoped at a red light. A pedestrian steps into a crosswalk and the light turns green. I stopped the video and asked what should the stopped car do? We then read in the manual that you must yield to pedestrians crosswalk on your left and right before you turn. Again, we clarified vocabulary such as, "pedestrian" and "crosswalk" to ensure comprehension.
Video #3: Finally, I showed a video of traffic backed up on both sides of an intersection and asked what should the next car do? Most of the kids said to follow the car in front of them, even if it blocks the intersection. We read how you can't enter an intersection if traffic is backed up on the other side and you cannot get through the intersection. You need to wait until traffic ahead clears, so you do not block the intersection.
This lesson was highly motivating and used real-world examples.