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C.A.F.E.
Behaviors That Support Reading:
Get started right away * Stay in one place * Work Quietly *
Read the whole time * Increase stamina * Select and read "Good Fit" books

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Comprehension

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Strategies
Check for understanding
Who is it about? What is it about?
Back up and reread
Retell the story
Did the author use forshadowing?
What is the main idea?
Use prior knowledge to connect with texts
Make a mental picture (envision)
Ask questions
Summarise the story

Parents:

How you can help with comprehension at home? Please click on the link below:
parent_pipeline_comprehension.pdf
File Size: 168 kb
File Type: pdf
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Parents:

Another way you can help with comprehension is by helping your child  back up and reread. Please click on the link below:
parent_pipeline__back_up_and_reread11.pdf
File Size: 69 kb
File Type: pdf
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CAFE Comprehension Blog

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Click the picture to read and leave comments for others.

Accuracy

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Strategies

Reread
Cross Checking - do the pictures and/or words look right? Does it make sense?
Use the picture - Do the words and picture match?
Use beginning sounds and ending sounds
Blends sounds
Chunk letters and sounds together
Skip the word and come back
Trade a word/guess a word that makes sense

Fluency

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Strategies
Reread
Choose a Just Right book
Voracious reading
Practice common sight words and high frequency words
Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody (end marks, commas etc) 




Expand Vocabulary

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Strategies

Look for similes
Use a word collector
Find vivid verbs
Find Golden Lines
Reread
Find interesting words
Use word parts to determine meaning of words (prefixes, suffixes, origins, abbreviations)
Use prior knowledge and context to predict meaning
Ask someone to define the word for you
Use dictionaries and glossaries as tools




Parents

Help your child improve her vocabulary. Please click on the link below.
parent20pipeline2020tune20in20to20interesting20words.pdf
File Size: 30 kb
File Type: pdf
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Expand Vocabulary Blog

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Got new words? Found a really funny word? Found a word you like to roll around your tongue?
Having difficulty with a word? Want to check you have the right meaning for a word? This is the place for you!
(Don't forget to write the sentence with the word  as context plays a big part in our understanding.)