Our classroom has a Literacy CAFE Menu posted that contains strategies good readers use when reading. In class, we compared our Literacy CAFE menu to a menu at a restaurant. We discussed how the food we order at a restaurant depends on the time of day, how hungry we are, and what we like to eat. This compares to our classroom CAFE menu because as readers we use the strategies we need at the time to help us successfully read and comprehend. CAFE is an acronym that stands for Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expanding vocabulary. These become our goals and the strategies we use to be successful with our goals are posted below them. Each child has goals and strategies specific to his/her needs and therefore will get the direct instruction needed to move forward and become a successful reader.
CAFE board
We are learning that Good Readers always use the picture when they start to read a book. We are asking ourselves
Do the words and picture match?
Good readers practice and read again and again.
We keep track of how many times we have read a book with a Post-It on the back of the book!
Good Readers stop frequently to check for understanding.
Daily 5 in Action!
Practice writing sight words
Making words Center
Retelling Stories with Story Strings
Talking about Books
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| Read To Self |
These readers are doing a great job putting their finger under each word while they read!
Making words Center
