Language to Literacy Good readers Chart 1 Vocabulary

Language to Literacy

Good readers…

Chart 1 Vocabulary • Choose approximately 5 vocabulary words • Write words on the chart in the order that they appear in the book. Be sure to be selective with words. • As you come across one of the words in the reading students can give you a thumbs up. • After reading the text go back and reread the word and the context it was used in. Ask students to define the word based on context clues or word structure. • If students are struggling go back to the text and help students identify the context clues that help in determining meaning. Scaffold students in determining meaning.

Chart 2 Observations “I noticed. . . ” (student name)

Chart 3 Wonderings “I wonder. . . “ (student name)

Chart 4 Connections “This reminds me of. . . because …”(student 1. 2. name) Text to Self How do you relate to this story on a personal basis. Connections to own experiences Text to Text Books they have read by the same author, same genre, or same topic “This character has the same problem that I read about in a story last year, ” Text to World We learn about things through television, movies, magazines, and newspapers. "I saw a program on television that talked about things described in this article. "

Chart 5 Extra Categories