Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements Reading Units of Study - Unit 4 Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements

Readers notice the setting (time/place) and its importance to the story. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 1

Readers notice the setting (time/place) and its importance to the story. They look for the time of the story. morning, afternoon, night…) time of the year (spring, fall, winter, summer…) 3. Year (future, past, present day…) 2. They look for the place where the story happens. School, farm, park, outer-space, …) Inside, outside, …) 3. They ask “why is this important to the story”. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 1A

Readers learn more about the setting and characters in the stories they read. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 2

Readers learn more about the setting and characters in the stories they read by noticing what characters say what characters do 3.where characters go… RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 2A

Readers notice what the problem might be by noticing places where the main character has negative feelings. (frustration, worry, fear, concern, sadness, etc.) RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 3

Readers predict what the problem might be by noticing places where the main character has negative feelings. (feelings of being grumpy, frustrated, worried, scared, concerned, etc.) They pay attention to the places where the character goes when the negative feelings start. 2. They watch for actions and words that show the character’s feelings so that they can predict what the problem is. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 3A

Readers notice a problem being solved by using post-it-notes to mark where they notice a positive feeling. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 4

Readers notice a problem being solved by using post-it-notes to mark where they notice a positive feeling. They notice when their brains say… “uh-oh”. (They put a “P” for problem and write down the problem. They use this post-it-note to mark the spot in the book.) 2. They notice when their brains say… “ah-ha”. (They put a “S” for solution and write down the solution. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 4A

accumulate the text by noticing events that happen Readers accumulate the text by noticing events that happen after the problem and how that action leads to a solution. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 5

Readers help themselves and others when they retell their stories by using character names, including the setting, and describing the problem and solution. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 6

Readers help themselves and others when they retell their stories by using character names, including the setting, and describing the problem and solution. Setting Problem:_________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Event Event Event Solution:______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 6A

RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements

Readers use post-it notes to notice how the character reacts to a problem. Mr. Putter gets upset with Cherry Sue and squirts her with the hose. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 7

Readers use post-it notes to notice and remember how the character reacts to a problem. 1. They notice when the character has a problem. “uh-oh!” 2. They notice the characters actions (what they do) and voice (what they say). 3. They use a post-it note to write down the information. (include the page number on the post-it-note) RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 7A

keep track of the scene/setting Readers keep track of the scene/setting in the stories they read by noticing when it changes and when it stays the same. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 8

Readers keep track of the scene/setting in the stories the read by noticing when it changes and when it stays the same. They notice location words (at school, while riding the train, in the kitchen…) They use the illustrations (seasons, location, dress, weather…) They notice prepositional phrases (under the bridge, in the bedroom…) RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 8A

Readers retell their stories in order using time words (first, next, after that, last…). Then Later Next Finally First They put events in order so that they remember all the important parts. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 9

Partners help each others retell when they both know the story by taking turns retelling the parts of the story page by page. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 10

post-its to retell their story using story elements Readers use post-its to retell their story using story elements Setting Characters Problem Events Solution RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 11

Readers read fluently by reading sentence chunks with appropriate phrasing. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 12

Readers read fluently by reading sentence chunks with appropriate phrasing. They pay attention to the punctuation. (pausing, stopping, inflecting, exclaiming) They read sentence chunks with appropriate phrasing. They make their reading sound like a conversation. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading wiath Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 12

to which character is talking and what is happening in the story. Readers read dialogue as though the characters are talking by paying attention to which character is talking and what is happening in the story. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 13

Readers read dialogue as though the characters are talking by paying attention to which character is talking and what is happening in the story. They look for quotation marks. They watch for who is talking. They read the words like the character would say them. “Poppleton,” sang Cherry Sue. “Cherry Sue, I’m not coming over to eat spaghetti tonight!” shouted Poppleton. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 13A

Readers Celebrate Building Comprehension Reading with Fluency and by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements. RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 14

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