Monday, February 9, 2015

Today

Activity 1: Individual Reading and Fill Out Reading Log



Activity 2: Partner Fluency Practice -- Pick up a new passage if you haven't: "SCSS." Put it in on top of your last passage. On your log, label this SCSS in the space for passage number.



Make sure your log and graph are filled out. They have just been checked through time before last time. They will be checked again.

Activity 3:  Add to your pamphlet about Effective Reading (if you haven't already)  the yellow highlighted portion

Be Active

Inside: 

Before Reading Self Check  Study Area   Emotions Level of Difficulty Feeling physically  Preview Read the title. Ask: What do I know about this subject? Read the first couple of sentences and the last couple of sentences. Look for bold or italicized print. Look at charts, maps, graphs, diagrams. Select or Create  Questions Set Study Length Place check marks

During Reading Be Active "Talk" with the author or text. Visualize Predict      1) predict      2) read      3) check      4) compliment or correct Pace yourself with a pencil. Make Connections!      Text to Self      Text to Text      Text to World Stop at the 's  and Test your Understanding. Yes, I do understand. Mark and highlight text. Continue to next . Read to end of study block. No, I don't understand Use fix-up strategies: --Reread -- Read ahead -- Define unfamiliar words -- Read out loud -- Mark with "?" to clear up later

After Reading -- 1 REDUCE

Outside  -- Later

After Reading -- 2 RETAIN Teach Someone Study in Groups

BICUM Be in Control:  Use Metacognition

Active Reading

Pacing  yourself with a pencil --  or with your finger -- 

1.  Place your pencil on the first line of print about one inch from the beginning of the material.
2.  Move it across a line to about 1 inch before the right edge of the print.
3. Swing back to the next line 1.2 t0 1 inch from the left edge.
4. Again, move across the page to 1/2 to 1 inch before the end of the line. 

More Active Reading: Noticing Patterns

Seeing patterns

•    puzzled?
•    Can you see it?
•    What patterns did you learn in English class -- Text Structures?

A4 needs to do calendar puzzles.

Sequence

What other patterns?

Highlighting

A3 to here.

•    One type of pattern is sequence! 

Highlighting 

Helpful

Not helpful

Using  fix-up strategies --  Coming!

http://cavereading.blogspot.com/p/getting-acquainted-with-reading.html

 Using Reading Strategies to read directions.  

Fix-Up Strategies  

Use Reading Strategy Tools!

Read directions one step at a time. 

If you don't get it at first use these fix-up strategies:

1. Check your own inner voice.

      Are you paying attention to the text, thinking about it, or are you thinking about something else?  If you are not focused on the text, FOCUS.

2. If you didn't get it the first time, focus on it, and read it again.

3. If you still don't get it, try reading it out loud.

4. If you still don't get it, try reading ahead a bit.

    The next sentence or so may help you understand what you just read. 

5. If you still don't understand, look for any words that may be getting in your way.

    Are there terms you don't understand?   
1. Is there something in the context that gives you a clue about what they mean?  
2. Can you look them up? 
3. Could you ask someone who would know what they mean?  

6. If you've really tried all of these strategies, and you still don't understand, ask someone who can help you.

Class A4 needs to finish Lewis and Clark http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/lewis-clark/ from Sam Walton and Oprah Winfrey.