Comprehension
Before I read a book to my class, I look at the cover of the book and tell them what I think it will be about. What comprehension strategy am I modeling?
Predicting
True or False: Pre-teaching vocabulary is a way to support comprehension.
True
Which phonics skill is this student using incorrectly?
chrain (train)
blends
How many syllables are in the word elementary?
What is the un in unhappy?
prefix
The answer to these 2 types of questions cannot be found in the book. What are they?
Author and Me
On Your Own
True or False: Animal is a Tier 2 word.
False
Which phonics skill is this student using incorrectly?
hideing (hiding)
inflected endings
True or False: Teachers should encourage students to decode multisyllabic words letter by letter
False
According to Scarborough's Rope, what is needed to be a skilled reader?
language comprehension
These two things are needed to make an inference.
clues from the author and background knowledge
TRUE OR FALSE: A student could use context clues to determine the meaning of tidy in this sentence: My room is tidy.
False
Which phonics skill is this student using incorrectly?
drayn (drain)
Label the syllable types in Thursday
Thurs-r controlled
day- vowel team
DAILY DOUBLE
What are the 5 text structures?
problem/solution or cause/problem/solution
cause-effect
comparison
description
sequence
The principal walks into my classroom and sees me working with a small group of students and they are reading and then stopping to discuss places they needed to clarify, making predictions, summarizing and asking questions about what they read. What type of teaching is the principal observing?
Reciprocal Teaching
DAILY DOUBLE
What 4 things should teachers consider when determining text complexity?
Qualitative measures
Quantitative measures
Reader
Task
Which phonics skill is this student using incorrectly?
fortunite (fortunate)
Harder Suffixes
Label the syllable types in unable
un-closed
a-open syllable
ble- c +le
Which word would be best to use for an example when teaching the word part strategy:
cobweb
instruction
disobeyed
disobeyed
Name the 3 activities that happen while using Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS).
Partner Read with Retelling
Paragraph Shrinking
Prediction Relays
List 3 qualitative factors when determining text complexity.
Purpose/Meaning
Structure
Language
Knowledge Demands
Which assessment would a teacher give to determine how well a child can read multisyllabic words?
Informal Decoding Inventory
What does it mean to use structural analysis to decode unfamiliar words?
using the structure of the word to decode it- example: using knowledge of prefixes, root/base words and suffixes
What are 2 benefits of teaching syntax and sentence combining?
It helps with reading fluency.
It helps with reading comprehension.
It's a meaningful way to teach grammar and punctuation.
It makes their writing more readable and engaging.