Literacy Strategies
Literacy Strategies
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Reading at home helps your child become more successful all throughout the school year.
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If you encourage your child to read over the summer, he or she will be more prepared for the next school year.
ALPHABOX
Add words and phrases to the alphabox about a topic. Use in retells and in writing.
I WONDER
Students verbalize their own wonderings throughout the story. (Before, during, and after the reading) The reader says, "I wonder..."
FIX-UP STRATEGIES
Students use comprehension and decoding skills as they read a variety of texts. Examples: picture clues, skip word, find a chunk, get mouth ready, reread, ask a question, or make a connection.
CODING STRATEGY
Students code the text using the following codes
* I already knew this.
! Wow! Interesting.
+ New Information.
jQuery18305794855749700218_1437083662974 I don't understand. I have questions.
I REMEMBER
Pause frequently for partner talk. Mini-retells should occur frequently through the text.
SAY SOMETHING
Connect, extend, think…Have a reaction! What would you say if I told you______? (turn to partner and "say something") Ask why.
SKETCH TO STRETCH
Visualize and draw. Pause frequently to sketch and extend thinking. Interpret and understand.
KEY WORD
Select a small number of key words to jot on stickies. Use them to summarize. Answer questions.
VERY IMPORTANT POINTS (VIP)
Slim strips of stickies to mark VERY important ideas.
READ, COVER, REMEMBER, RETELL
Use your hand to cover portions of text, retell then continue.