The Caf Book Literacy Caf Menu CComprehension AAccuracy

The Café Book Literacy Café Menu C-Comprehension A-Accuracy F-Fluency E-Expanded Vocabulary

The Daily Five § reading to self § reading to someone § word work § listening to reading § writing

Effective Classroom Distribution § Whole-class § Small-group § Side-by-side instruction

Café Menu Conferring Notebook § Café Menu-(Behaviors That Support Reading) § Reading Conference Form § Writing Conference Form § Keeping Track Form § Conferencing Form

Literacy Café Menu § § § Comprehension-I understand what I read Accuracy-I can read the words Fluency-I can read smoothly with few errors and I understand what I read. § Expand Vocabulary-I know, find, and use interesting words.

Café Conferences § Helps to make the steps to improving as readers. § It is concrete and practical § The student comes to the conference with a goal that is already set and this saves an enormous amount of time. § More time to read with student and individualize instruction to obtain goal.

Coaching Toward A Target Productive, Effective, Teaching and Learning § Seven Elements – Successful Conferences 1. Check Calendar -(If no appointments are schedule then look at Keeping Track Form for children you haven’t meet with for a while. )

2. Prepare for Conference -(what was the child working on between conferences. ) 3. Observe Child & Listen to Reading (Teacher goes to Student) -use time to observe what child is doing.

4. Reinforce and Teach - What will we teach this child? -Focus on only one strategy so the student doesn’t become overwhelmed. 5. Practice the Strategy. - Observe him or her practice.

6. Plan - “Does the child need more time to focus on the strategy? ” - “Is the student ready to move on to another area? ” 7. Encourage - “You’re doing so well, look at the progress you’ve made. ”

Teaching Each Strategy § Have student write the strategy on a card and post it on the Café Menu. § The students are more likely to use them if they are the ones doing the work. § The student who post the card becomes an expert on that strategy (another teacher within the room).

Selecting Books § Students need to be taught how to selfselect appropriate books for independent practice. § The purpose of picking a book is like picking the proper pair of shoes for the occasion.

Inference § (Kid’s term) Reading Between the Lines § Take the clues and try to figure out what is happening in the statement. Summarizing ■ As we read the story together, we stop to check for understanding, write a sentence about what we read. At the end of the story, go back over sentences, get rid of any unnecessary parts and write it in paragraph form.

Expanded Vocabulary § During a read-aloud, stop and talk about the meaning of an unknown word. Once the meaning is clear have students turn to their buddy and each use the word in a sentence. (have students begin to use the word right from the beginning) § Tune in to three or four words from the word collector each day. (While in line for lunch or recess have students create sentences using the word. )