readingstrategies


 * Guidelines for Reader's Workshop**
 * No going to restroom or getting up for water
 * No leaving the classroom unless you're leaving for AIG/library
 * No getting up and walking around/talking to neighbors
 * Try to read long and strong
 * Work on your blog draft in your journal
 * Work on your guided reading assignment
 * Read different books from your book box

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 * Find a Just Right Book!**
 * Reading is Thinking.**..
 * making predictions
 * refresh your mind about the book and think of a summary
 * characters and what they're doing
 * what will happen next?


 * Why do we abandon books?**
 * not interested in the genre
 * too easy
 * not interested in it at all
 * too hard
 * don't get it and don't understand what's happening
 * too sad/not in the mood/too scary/too gross


 * What is the difference between nonfiction and fiction?**
 * Nonfiction is real and fiction is fake
 * Fiction and nonfiction are all kinds of genres
 * Fiction is entertaining and nonfiction gives you facts
 * How do we deal with tricky words?**
 * sound out the word
 * write them and look them up in the dictionary
 * chunk up the word into smaller words
 * reread before the word and after (context clue)
 * **Why we are confused....** || **What do we do to about it....** ||
 * * Not interested
 * Distracted
 * Stuck on a word (not sure what it means or why an author used it)
 * Too hard or too easy
 * Distracted by author's style
 * Distracted by questions || * Go back to reread
 * Stop to think to make a connection with
 * Take a break and get back to reading ||
 * Successful Test Taking Strategies**:
 * Review each problem/question/passage
 * Read questions first, then read the passage so you know what you're looking for
 * Try to put the question in your own words
 * Highlight words you don't know and important details
 * Highlight where you found your answer in the passage