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Listening Post Timed Word Wall RaceFind a partner. Use the stopwatch to see who can read all of the words from the word wall the fastest.

Repeated Reading(with questions and dice)

Take turns to read the section (no more than 50 words!) three times each (taking turns).After each round, roll the dice and use the number it lands on to choose a question starter.Remember to work with the reading buddy your teacher has paired you with.

Repeated Reading(main idea & 2 key words)

After each round of reading, work together to identify the main idea of the passage and 2 key words.Remember to work with the reading buddy your teacher has paired you with.

Fluen

Readers’ Theatre(Scripts can be found in the

Comprehension Box- Fluency Folder)

Intonation Strips

Sound Bingo Sound Snap(Remember that you need to shout out the rhyming sound rather than ‘snap’! (e.g. ‘at’)).

1 Main Idea

2 Key Words

Memory Sight Word Bang! Boom! Bam!

iPad Apps Decoding Multisyllabic WordsChoose 6 words to decode

Graphophemic InvestigationsChoose two graphemes from the same phoneme family. Use your independent reading book (or books from the bookshelf) to find words that match your chosen grapheme(s).

Prefix InvestigationsUse the focus prefix on the board to direct your investigation. Use your independent reading book (or books from the bookshelf) to find words

Suffix InvestigationsUse the focus suffix on the board to direct your investigation. Use your

Sound Bang! Boom! Bam!

OR

Phonics Read CVC 100 Words

CVC Reader

The ‘or’

familyau

oraw

augh

mind

independent reading book (or books from the bookshelf) to find words

Learning Letter Sounds Learning Digraphs

Learning Consonant Blends Learning Consonant Digraphs

Learning Vowel Digraphs Learning to Blend CVC Words

-fulmeaning: full of/

characterized bycare

PredictingThinking about what will happen next.

Why?: It helps us to become interested in what we read because we’re thinking about events or character actions and feelings.When?: We can use this strategy with all text types, but it is used most often with stories when we think about what might happen next.When we’re reading non-fiction books, we can predict What will happen?

What are the clues?

Have my predictions been

confirmed?

what we might learn about.

ComparingThinking about how two or more

things are the same.

Why?: It helps us to see similarities so we can connect ideas together.When?: We can use this strategy with all text types.

For non-fiction texts, we might compare how the information we have read is the same as information we read in a different book.

For fiction texts, we might compare how two characters are the same.

ScanningLooking only for a specific fact or piece of

information (e.g. names, dates, sports scores, etc.).

Why?: It helps us to find a specific fact or piece of information without having to read everything.When?: We scan when we’re looking for specific names, facts, dates, words, etc.

Key words

Bold print

Bulleted

information

QuestioningAsking questions to

understand what we’re reading.

Why?: When we ask ourselves questions, we can think about whether or not we understand what we’re reading.When?: We can use this strategy with all text types.

We can question ourselves when we don’t understand something we read (e.g. Does this make sense? Why does that happen?).

We can ask ‘wonder questions’ when what we’ve read makes us want to know more about something.

We can ask questions when we’d like to know why the author used a particular feature in his/her text.

SkimmingWorking out the main ideas of a text

without reading everything.

Why?: It helps us to get through lots of material in a short amount of time.When?: When we have lots to read in a short amount of time (e.g. when we’re choosing a book at the library, or when we’re working out which texts will be useful for our project).

I wonder why...

Why did ___ dothat?

What does this word mean?

Why didthe author put

that part in there?

Does this part make sense?

SynthesisingWhen our thinking grows and changes as

we read.

Why?: We can see how different things we know about fit together.When?: We most often synthesise when we read non-fiction texts.When we read an exposition, information report or biography, we might form a new understanding, opinion or viewpoint on the topic.

Making ConnectionsMaking connections between the different

things we read:Text-to-Self: Connecting to something in our own life.Text-to-Text: Connecting to a text we’ve read before.Text-to-World: Connecting to something that’s happening in the world.

Why?: When we connect a text to something we know or have experienced, we can understand it better.When?: We can use this strategy with all text types.

With non-fiction texts, we might make connections by thinking about what we know about the topic.

With fiction texts, we might think about how the story or characters connect to something/ someone we’ve experienced or read about.

I first thought…

Now I think…

After reading this, my

opinion of ___ is…

I know about

this topic

because I…

This reminds me of

a time when I…

This book is

like…

VisualisingCreating a picture in our mind as we are

reading.

Why?: It helps the text come alive.When?: We can use this strategy with all text types.

With fiction texts, we can visualise what a character or setting might look like.

With non-fiction texts, such as a recipe, we might visualise the steps.

InferringUsing clues in the text and what we

already know plus what we read to decide what the author is trying to say.

Why?: It helps us to ‘read between the lines’ and get a better understanding of the text.When?: When we read picture books and fiction texts/ stories.

Text clues

What we already know

Determining ImportanceTaking away the interesting facts we’ve read

and thinking about the facts that are important. Determining importance also

means thinking about the main message of a story.

Why?: It’s impossible to remember every word we read so it helps to decide what the important parts are so that we can remember the ‘big idea’ of the text.When?: We determine importance most often with non-fiction texts when we work out which information is most important and worth remembering.When we read fiction texts, we can determine importance by thinking about the main message of the story.

SummarisingTelling what you’ve read in your own

words.

Why?: So we can remember it more easily.When?: We can use this strategy with all text types.

When we read non-fiction texts, we can summarise by retelling the story (beginning, middle and end).

When we read fiction texts, we can summarise by deciding what the most important facts are.