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Jennifer Serravallo www.jenniferserravallo.com

Assessment

Engagement Fluency Conversation Print Work Comprehension

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Engagement

Book Choice

Stamina

Attention/Focus

Fluency

Phrasing (parsing)

Intonation/expression (prosody)

Automaticitiy

Con

vers

atio

n

Following one line of thinking/topic

Disagreeing respectfully

Referencing text and others’ ideas

Following agreed upon rules for discussion

Arriving at new thoughts/ideas

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Meaning

Syntax Visual

Printwork – Miscue Analysis

Comprehension

Determining Importance

Synthesizing & Retelling

Activating Prior

Knowledge

Inferring Questioning

Monitoring for Meaning

Visualizing

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What are the differences between ���guided reading and strategy lessons?

Guided Reading

-same book -instructional level -structure – book

intro, reading, teach

-why? Support with level

Strategy Lessons

-different books -independent level

-structure – strategy, kids practice while

teacher coaches, link

-why? TEACH A STRATEGY

� � Step-by-step, a “how-to” � Temporary, removable � Authentic � Generalizable

**create your own…ask yourself, “how did I do it?”

What is a strategy?

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� Skill Not a strategy

Strategy

Visualizing

Picture the place.

Read what the text says. Imagine yourself to be in the place. Use what you’re experiencing, including all of your senses, to add to your mental picture.

Strategy for visualizing…

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� Skill Not a strategy

Strategy

Inference

Have you own thoughts about the book, too.

Strategy for inferring…

� � Look at the picture. Now read the words. How does the

picture in your mind move?

Strategy: As you read on, the picture you have should move and change. Put together the still photographs

and drawings with what the author describes and what you know from your own experience.

� � Read the sentence. Look for an action word. Now look at

the picture. Describe.

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� � Put the picture and the words together

� � Make the picture move.

� � Describe how it’s moving.

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� � CREATE PROMPTS:

� Notice a place in the text where your character surprises you. Think, “what kind of person would act like/say that?” Use a character trait to describe your character.

Now you try…

� � Connect & Compliment � Teach � Actively Involve � Link

Putting it all Together…

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