Read-It Strategy Cuecards and Instructional Supports

Collaborative Reading: Discussion Card Read It Log 1. Select discussion leader 2. Volunteer reads section/paragraph 3. Leader begins reading discussion: SummarizeSummarize “I think the main idea is…” “Some of the details that support or explain the main idea are…” “Comments, questions, or additions to the summary?” QuestionQuestion “My question about this topic is…” ( Who, What, When, Why, How, Where ) “Any other questions?” “I think the text structure might be __________because_______” “A good text structure question is ________?” (C/E C/C P/S Seq) ClarifyClarify “I am confused about…” “Comments or questions about this or other clarifications?” “A word/term I didn’t understand is____” “ Does anyone have other clarifications? ConnectConnect “My connection to this topic is….” (Connect to Self, Text, Topics, World) “This reminds me of…” “I wonder…” “Comments or questions about connections?” 4. Predict: “I think the author will next talk about…” 5. Choose new leader for next section of text Strategy Reading Log 1. Select discussion leader 2. Volunteer reads section/paragraph 3. Leader begins reading discussion: SummarizeSummarize Main Ideas and Details QuestionQuestion Question about main idea and details ClarifyClarify Confusing Ideas or Words ConnectConnect Text, Self, World 4. Predict: “I think the author will next talk about…” 5.Choose new leader for next section of text Strategy Read-It Cuecard: To prompt strategies and talk

Summarize Question Clarify Connect and Predict What is the main idea – what is this mostly about? Name the 3-4 supporting details that support that idea Summarize the main idea and details in your own words Ask a question about the main idea. Ask a text structure question Ask a trillion-dollar question “What if? Why?” Words? Vocabulary? Ideas? Think what makes sense Look for parts, suffixes, affixes Read the sentence before & after Use context clues (definition, example, explanation) Connect ideas to self, text, world Think what you know about the topics ( lessons, friends, books, movies, family) Predict what the author will discuss next

Summarize Summarize the paragraph. Include the category (main idea) and 2-3 details in your summary. Clarify the Clunks 1. Think about what makes sense. 2.Use context- Reread the sentence before and after the clunk for clues 3.Look for a prefix or suffix 4.Break the word into smaller parts Question 1. Ask questions about the main ideas 2. Ask text structure questions 3. Ask questions about what doesn’t make sense? Ask questions that make people think (e.g., “Why….?” “What’s the problem?” “What if..” 3. Predict Predict what will be discussed next by the author Think of the Text Structure Connect Connect to self Connect to texts (topics) Connect to world Strategy 1 Strategy 4 Strategy 3 Strategy 2 Strategy 5 Key Reading Strategies – Palincsar & Brown

STUDENTS READ PASSAGE AND STOP AT INDICATED POINTS (DOT, PARAGRAPH, PAGE). THEY EMPLOY THE (CUECARD) STRATEGIES WITH A PARTNER OR GROUP They can use post-its They can mark-up the text based on the READS-It strategies Students can alternate turns as the leader while they lead the team in using the strategies Collaborative reading and discussion The teacher monitors performance

SUPPORT THE THINK-ALOUD – GIVE STUDENTS A CUECARD WITH LANGUAGE STEMS (SEE CUECARD WHICH HAS LANGUAGE STEMS) Summarizing This is mostly about … The details that support this idea are … My summary is … Questioning A question I have is … I wondered why the author said … Clarifying I want to clarify the meaning of the word … Something that did not make sense is … Connecting This reminds me of … This is like…

Identifying a problem I got confused when I didn’t expect Using fix-ups I think I’ll have to reread …. I need to clarify …. A question I have ….

TALK BETWEEN PARTNERS AND GROUP CAN HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND AND REVISE THEIR IDEAS. USE CUECARDS AND BOOKMARKS TO SUPPORT INTERNALIZATION AND INDEPENDENCE S TRATEGY B OOKMARK CAN BE USED TO PROMPT STUDENT TALK. CAN BE PLACED IN LOG OR TEXTBOOK

USE CUECARDS, STRATEGY WALL, OR RUBRICS TO HELP STUDENTS APPLY STRATEGIES IN SMALL GROUPS: THEY LEARN TO SELF-DIRECT & MASTER STRATEGIES Leader with Cuecards to Guide Group through Use of the Strategies Strategy Wall: Checking off Strategies for each Book Section (e.g., page by page)

MAKE STRATEGIES PUBLIC: STRATEGY WALL