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
Comprehension
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:
Parents:Another way you can help with comprehension is by helping your child back up and reread. Please click on the link below:
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CAFE Comprehension Blog
Click the picture to read and leave comments for others.
Accuracy
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
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
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)
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
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 |
ParentsHelp your child improve her vocabulary. Please click on the link below.
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Expand Vocabulary Blog
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.)
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.)