Ready Steady Read Together
A Romani Story: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
“There’s a man I need to tell you about - ” but before Jack could finish, my dad called me over. “I was just about to tell him about Rab How- ” “I’d rather you didn’t,” said my dad.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How can you tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell?
B) How do Lijah’s feelings about Rab Howell change as he learns more about him?
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Let me read today's text
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“I’m still trying to fathom how you can grow up in Sheffield and not know about football,” Uncle Jack said.
Careful not to say that my dad didn’t want me playing or that I couldn’t read the newspapers, I just said, “People like us and people who live in houses keep away from each other.”
“There’s a man I need to tell you about - ” but before he could finish, my dad called me over.
“I was just about to tell him about Rab How- ”
“I’d rather you didn’t,” said my dad.
I was desperate to find out who Rab was, so I asked Henry.
“Don’t let me mam or dad know I told yer this, but Rab Howell was a proper footballer in Sheffield – and a Traveller.”
It didn’t take me long to find out more from the boys at school; he’d been a hero to some of their dads.
Jack told me about Rab Howell, the man who was becoming my hero. He was born in a wagon in a village to a family like mine; he grew up in a similar way; he went to school and didn’t like it; his dad didn’t want him there. Somehow he got into playing football. Uncle Jack said he was a pioneer.
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Nobody knows how he became so good at football, but he was, and he played for Sheffield United and England and even scored a goal for them. “Are you sure he was a Romani like me?” I asked Uncle Jack at least three times. He proved it by reading it from one of the newspaper clippings and showed me the word so I could learn it.
I had so many questions; why, when this man had lived the life I wanted, was no one in family talking about him? Why, if he was so famous and earning a good living from it, was my dad so against me playing? Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me?
Those questions were soon answered, when we got onto what Uncle Jack called the second half of Rab’s time in football. He had played three important games, things had gone wrong and he’d been accused of letting the other teams win on purpose. Some people said he’d been paid to lose and was a cheat. Uncle Jack said, “But he certainly wasn’t. It was most likely to do with what was going on at the club. Rab never really fit in and was seen as a troublemaker.”
Then Uncle Jack lowered his voice, “I don’t know whether I should be telling you this Lijah, but … he was married with children and… he started a relationship with another woman, signed for Liverpool and moved away from Sheffield.”
I was shocked but it finally made sense why I’d never heard of Rab before and my mam and dad didn’t want me to play the game.
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
fathom
pioneer
wagon
clippings
good living
accused
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From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
fathom
Explore
Find Read Talk
“I’m still trying to fathom how you can grow up in Sheffield and not know about football,” Uncle Jack said.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
fathom
Your turn
wagon
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
pioneer
clippings
good living
accused
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
“I’m still trying to fathom how you can grow up in Sheffield and not know about football,” Uncle Jack said.
Careful not to say that my dad didn’t want me playing or that I couldn’t read the newspapers, I just said, “People like us and people who live in houses keep away from each other.”
“There’s a man I need to tell you about - ” but before he could finish, my dad called me over.
“I was just about to tell him about Rab How- ”
“I’d rather you didn’t,” said my dad.
I was desperate to find out who Rab was, so I asked Henry.
“Don’t let me mam or dad know I told yer this, but Rab Howell was a proper footballer in Sheffield – and a Traveller.”
It didn’t take me long to find out more from the boys at school; he’d been a hero to some of their dads.
Jack told me about Rab Howell, the man who was becoming my hero. He was born in a wagon in a village to a family like mine; he grew up in a similar way; he went to school and didn’t like it; his dad didn’t want him there. Somehow he got into playing football. Uncle Jack said he was a pioneer.
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Nobody knows how he became so good at football, but he was, and he played for Sheffield United and England and even scored a goal for them. “Are you sure he was a Romani like me?” I asked Uncle Jack at least three times. He proved it by reading it from one of the newspaper clippings and showed me the word so I could learn it.
I had so many questions; why, when this man had lived the life I wanted, was no one in family talking about him? Why, if he was so famous and earning a good living from it, was my dad so against me playing? Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me?
Those questions were soon answered, when we got onto what Uncle Jack called the second half of Rab’s time in football. He had played three important games, things had gone wrong and he’d been accused of letting the other teams win on purpose. Some people said he’d been paid to lose and was a cheat. Uncle Jack said, “But he certainly wasn’t. It was most likely to do with what was going on at the club. Rab never really fit in and was seen as a troublemaker.”
Then Uncle Jack lowered his voice, “I don’t know whether I should be telling you this Lijah, but … he was married with children and… he started a relationship with another woman, signed for Liverpool and moved away from Sheffield.”
I was shocked but it finally made sense why I’d never heard of Rab before and my mam and dad didn’t want me to play the game.
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
...why, when this man had lived the life I wanted, was no one in family talking about him? Why, if he was so famous and earning a good living from it, was my dad so against me playing? Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me?
What did you notice?
Explore
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
...why,
when this man had lived the life I wanted,
was no one in family talking about him?
Why,
if he was so famous and earning a good living from it,
was my dad so against me playing?
Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me?
Explore
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
...why, when this man had lived the life I wanted, was no one in family talking about him? Why, if he was so famous and earning a good living from it, was my dad so against me playing? Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me?
Explore
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How can you tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“I’d rather you didn’t,” said my dad. I was desperate to find out who Rab was, so I asked Henry. “Don’t let me mam or dad know I told yer this, but Rab Howell was a proper footballer in Sheffield – and a Traveller.”
Reveal Explainer
I can tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell because it says ‘desperate’ which means he really wants to find out. Also, he asked his brother about him, even though he knew his dad didn’t want him to know.
A) How can you tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell?
Teach
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) How can you tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell?
B) How do Lijah’s feelings about Rab Howell change as he learns more about him?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence it didn’t take me long to find out more from the boys at school
he actively seeks information about him
A) How can you tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell?
Text Mark Evidence Jack told me about Rab Howell
asks his Uncle Jack about him
Text Mark Evidence - are you sure he was a Romani like me? - I asked…at least three times
repeatedly questions Uncle Jack about Rab Howell
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I had so many questions
thinks deeply about him
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I was desperate to find out who Rab was
at first, he feels excited and curious
B) How do Lijah’s feelings about Rab Howell change as he learns more about him?
Text Mark Evidence - (Rab was) born in a wagon - grew up a similar way
feels proud and connected when he learns Rab was a Romani like him
Text Mark Evidence why…was no one in the family talking about him?
becomes confused about why Rab is not talked about
Text Mark Evidence I was shocked
feels shocked and disappointed when he learns more about Rab’s past
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence it finally made sense why I’d never heard of Rab before and my mam and dad didn’t want me to play the game
by the end, Lijah understands his parents’ behaviour
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘pioneer’?
Link Me
Link each person with what they told Lijah about Rab Howell:
A) nothing
Check
1 Henry
2 the boys at school
B) that Rab never fit in and was a troublemaker
C) that Rab was a hero to their dads
Click if correct
3 Jack
D) that he was a proper football in Sheffield
4 Dad
Find Me
Find the phrase which show that Rab was a successful footballer.
I had so many questions; why, when this man had lived the life I wanted, was no one in family talking about him? Why, if he was so famous and earning a good living from it, was my dad so against me playing? Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me?
Discuss then check
famous and earning a good living from it
Which One's Right?
What does Uncle Jack’s behaviour suggest about how he feels when telling Lijah this information?
B) He is proud to be the one telling Lijah.
A) He is unsure and cautious about sharing it.
C) He wants everyone to hear what he is saying.
D) He thinks the information is unimportant.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read every day.
Reveal
Even 15 minutes a day can make a big difference!
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Ready Steady Read Together
A Romani Story: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
“There’s a man I need to tell you about - ” but before Jack could finish, my dad called me over. “I was just about to tell him about Rab How- ” “I’d rather you didn’t,” said my dad.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How can you tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell?
B) How do Lijah’s feelings about Rab Howell change as he learns more about him?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
“I’m still trying to fathom how you can grow up in Sheffield and not know about football,” Uncle Jack said. Careful not to say that my dad didn’t want me playing or that I couldn’t read the newspapers, I just said, “People like us and people who live in houses keep away from each other.” “There’s a man I need to tell you about - ” but before he could finish, my dad called me over. “I was just about to tell him about Rab How- ” “I’d rather you didn’t,” said my dad. I was desperate to find out who Rab was, so I asked Henry. “Don’t let me mam or dad know I told yer this, but Rab Howell was a proper footballer in Sheffield – and a Traveller.” It didn’t take me long to find out more from the boys at school; he’d been a hero to some of their dads. Jack told me about Rab Howell, the man who was becoming my hero. He was born in a wagon in a village to a family like mine; he grew up in a similar way; he went to school and didn’t like it; his dad didn’t want him there. Somehow he got into playing football. Uncle Jack said he was a pioneer.
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Nobody knows how he became so good at football, but he was, and he played for Sheffield United and England and even scored a goal for them. “Are you sure he was a Romani like me?” I asked Uncle Jack at least three times. He proved it by reading it from one of the newspaper clippings and showed me the word so I could learn it. I had so many questions; why, when this man had lived the life I wanted, was no one in family talking about him? Why, if he was so famous and earning a good living from it, was my dad so against me playing? Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me? Those questions were soon answered, when we got onto what Uncle Jack called the second half of Rab’s time in football. He had played three important games, things had gone wrong and he’d been accused of letting the other teams win on purpose. Some people said he’d been paid to lose and was a cheat. Uncle Jack said, “But he certainly wasn’t. It was most likely to do with what was going on at the club. Rab never really fit in and was seen as a troublemaker.” Then Uncle Jack lowered his voice, “I don’t know whether I should be telling you this Lijah, but … he was married with children and… he started a relationship with another woman, signed for Liverpool and moved away from Sheffield.” I was shocked but it finally made sense why I’d never heard of Rab before and my mam and dad didn’t want me to play the game.
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
fathom
pioneer
wagon
clippings
good living
accused
Explore
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
fathom
Explore
Find Read Talk
“I’m still trying to fathom how you can grow up in Sheffield and not know about football,” Uncle Jack said.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
fathom
Your turn
wagon
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
pioneer
clippings
good living
accused
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
“I’m still trying to fathom how you can grow up in Sheffield and not know about football,” Uncle Jack said. Careful not to say that my dad didn’t want me playing or that I couldn’t read the newspapers, I just said, “People like us and people who live in houses keep away from each other.” “There’s a man I need to tell you about - ” but before he could finish, my dad called me over. “I was just about to tell him about Rab How- ” “I’d rather you didn’t,” said my dad. I was desperate to find out who Rab was, so I asked Henry. “Don’t let me mam or dad know I told yer this, but Rab Howell was a proper footballer in Sheffield – and a Traveller.” It didn’t take me long to find out more from the boys at school; he’d been a hero to some of their dads. Jack told me about Rab Howell, the man who was becoming my hero. He was born in a wagon in a village to a family like mine; he grew up in a similar way; he went to school and didn’t like it; his dad didn’t want him there. Somehow he got into playing football. Uncle Jack said he was a pioneer.
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Nobody knows how he became so good at football, but he was, and he played for Sheffield United and England and even scored a goal for them. “Are you sure he was a Romani like me?” I asked Uncle Jack at least three times. He proved it by reading it from one of the newspaper clippings and showed me the word so I could learn it. I had so many questions; why, when this man had lived the life I wanted, was no one in family talking about him? Why, if he was so famous and earning a good living from it, was my dad so against me playing? Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me? Those questions were soon answered, when we got onto what Uncle Jack called the second half of Rab’s time in football. He had played three important games, things had gone wrong and he’d been accused of letting the other teams win on purpose. Some people said he’d been paid to lose and was a cheat. Uncle Jack said, “But he certainly wasn’t. It was most likely to do with what was going on at the club. Rab never really fit in and was seen as a troublemaker.” Then Uncle Jack lowered his voice, “I don’t know whether I should be telling you this Lijah, but … he was married with children and… he started a relationship with another woman, signed for Liverpool and moved away from Sheffield.” I was shocked but it finally made sense why I’d never heard of Rab before and my mam and dad didn’t want me to play the game.
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
...why, when this man had lived the life I wanted, was no one in family talking about him? Why, if he was so famous and earning a good living from it, was my dad so against me playing? Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me?
What did you notice?
Explore
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
...why,
when this man had lived the life I wanted,
was no one in family talking about him?
Why,
if he was so famous and earning a good living from it,
was my dad so against me playing?
Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me?
Explore
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
...why, when this man had lived the life I wanted, was no one in family talking about him? Why, if he was so famous and earning a good living from it, was my dad so against me playing? Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me?
Explore
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How can you tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“I’d rather you didn’t,” said my dad. I was desperate to find out who Rab was, so I asked Henry. “Don’t let me mam or dad know I told yer this, but Rab Howell was a proper footballer in Sheffield – and a Traveller.”
Reveal Explainer
I can tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell because it says ‘desperate’ which means he really wants to find out. Also, he asked his brother about him, even though he knew his dad didn’t want him to know.
A) How can you tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell?
Teach
From: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) How can you tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell?
B) How do Lijah’s feelings about Rab Howell change as he learns more about him?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence it didn’t take me long to find out more from the boys at school
he actively seeks information about him
A) How can you tell that Lijah is interested in Rab Howell?
Text Mark Evidence Jack told me about Rab Howell
asks his Uncle Jack about him
Text Mark Evidence - are you sure he was a Romani like me? - I asked…at least three times
repeatedly questions Uncle Jack about Rab Howell
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I had so many questions
thinks deeply about him
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I was desperate to find out who Rab was
at first, he feels excited and curious
B) How do Lijah’s feelings about Rab Howell change as he learns more about him?
Text Mark Evidence - (Rab was) born in a wagon - grew up a similar way
feels proud and connected when he learns Rab was a Romani like him
Text Mark Evidence why…was no one in the family talking about him?
becomes confused about why Rab is not talked about
Text Mark Evidence I was shocked
feels shocked and disappointed when he learns more about Rab’s past
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence it finally made sense why I’d never heard of Rab before and my mam and dad didn’t want me to play the game
by the end, Lijah understands his parents’ behaviour
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘pioneer’?
Link Me
Link each person with what they told Lijah about Rab Howell:
A) nothing
Check
1 Henry
2 the boys at school
B) that Rab never fit in and was a troublemaker
C) that Rab was a hero to their dads
Click if correct
3 Jack
D) that he was a proper football in Sheffield
4 Dad
Find Me
Find the phrase which show that Rab was a successful footballer.
I had so many questions; why, when this man had lived the life I wanted, was no one in family talking about him? Why, if he was so famous and earning a good living from it, was my dad so against me playing? Why had it taken a Gorja person to tell me?
Discuss then check
famous and earning a good living from it
Which One's Right?
What does Uncle Jack’s behaviour suggest about how he feels when telling Lijah this information?
B) He is proud to be the one telling Lijah.
A) He is unsure and cautious about sharing it.
C) He wants everyone to hear what he is saying.
D) He thinks the information is unimportant.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read every day.
Reveal
Even 15 minutes a day can make a big difference!
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: A Romani Story by Richard O'Neill © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.