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LESSON: THANK YOU, MR.
FALKER
Lesson Summary
Trisha
loves school until her inability in reading makes her feel dumb.
Luckily, in the fifth grade, her teacher, Mr. Falker, uses his
specialized skills to help her learn to read and overcome
her problem.
Concept: Specialization
Definition: People specialize when they produce
only some of the goods and services they consume, then trade with others
to get more of the things they want.
Comprehension Questions
Describe Trisha's problem.
She
does not know how to read and, as a result, she feels dumb and does not
like school.
Describe Mr. Falker's occupation and the
service he provided.
He was a fifth grade teacher. He provided the
service of helping students learn.
Explain
how the specialized services of Mr. Falker helped Trisha solve her
problem.
He used his knowledge to first recognize her difficulty
"seeing" letters and numbers. Then he used his own skills and the
skills of a special reading teacher to help her learn to read.
Describe the specialization of Miss
Plessy.
She was a special reading teacher. She used different
methods, such as using sand and blocks, to help Trisha and other students
recognize letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs. She learned about
these methods from specific training and from experiences in her
job.
Identify the specialized occupation of
Trisha when she grew up.
She became an author and illustrator of
children's books.
Other Concepts: Goods and
Services,
Interdependence | 
