Reading 2-5

 

Give choice of reading materials
Model and point out reading strategies
Reading strategies page
Write everyday
Ask questions that require comparison, Prediction analysis and evaluation.
Encourage the writing process
Share and discuss Reading
Always read silently first before reading A-loud ( Reading A-loud helps with fluency not comprehension).
Ways to write

Parent/child journal

Grocery list

letters to family

notes

individual journal

Read to children

 

Access Prior knowledge:

Discuss what the reading might be about: the characters, theme the plot, the setting, etc.

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