Close Reading

We have been focusing on reading strategies to help us think and read deeply when examining text.  When reading fiction, we have been looking at six specific sign posts to pay attention to when reading a short story, reading passage, novel, and/or when reading independently.   Each time, they find one of these sign posts, in literature there are questions they need to ask themselves.  This helps them monitor their comprehension when reading independently and with others.  Here is a copy of the bookmark that we use at school so you can use it at home.  The questions are included on the bookmark.  When reading at home, please encourage your child to use these reading sign posts.  This will help them pay closer attention to the text.