Theme 1 Back to School Week

Reading Strategies Good readers use strategies whenever they read Different strategies are used before, during and after reading As readers learn to use strategies, they must think about how each strategy will help them Predict/Infer Question Monitor/Clarify Summarize Evaluate

Predict/Infer Think about the title, illustrations and what you have read so far Tell us what you think will happen next or what you will learn Try to figure out things that the author does not say directly

Question Monitor/Clarify Ask questions that can be answered as you read or after you are done reading Monitor/Clarify Ask yourself if what you are reading makes sense or if you are learning what you want to learn If you don’t understand something, re-read, read ahead or use the illustrations

Summarize Think about the main ideas or important parts of the story Tell in your own words the important things you have read Evaluate Ask yourself: How do I feel about what I have read? Do I agree or disagree with it? Am I learning what I wanted to? How good a job has the author done?

Phonics/Decoding Strategy When you come to a word you don’t know, do the following: Look carefully at the word Look for word parts you know and think about the sounds the letters make Blend the sounds to read the word Ask yourself: Is it a word I know? Does it make sense in what I’m reading? If not, ask yourself: What else can I try?

Teacher Read Aloud The Pumpkin Box PB p.2 – Predict/Infer What do you think the pumpkin box is? As you continue to listen to the story, make changes to your predictions on the bottom of the page PB p.3 – Phonics Decoding Write down the steps you used to decode the word munching PB p.4 – Monitor/Clarify Think about the pumpkin box and answer the questions

Teacher Read Aloud The Pumpkin Box PB p.5 – Questioning Write a question you might ask yourself at this point in the story PB p.6 – Evaluate Think about the story and answer the questions PB p.7 Think about the story and identify important story parts that will help you summarize the story. Answer the questions