Annette Gulati - Lets Build a Model!

T ak e a book walk and skim the pag es. Look at the table of contents, photographs, captions, and bold words. Did these text f eatures gi ve you any inf ormation or pre dictions about what you will re ad in this book? During Reading: Reading f or Meaning and Understanding T o achieve dee p comprehension of a book, childr en are e ncouraged to use close re ading strategies. During reading, it is important to have children stop and mak e connections. These connections r esult in deeper analysis and understanding of a book. Close Reading a T ext During r eading, have childre n stop and talk about the following: Any confusing parts A ny unknown words T ex t to text, text to self, text to world connections The main idea in each chapter or heading Encourage childre n to use context clues to determine the meaning of any unknown wor ds.

These strategies will help childre n learn to analyze the text more thor oughly as they r ead. When you are nished r eading this book, turn to the last page fo r an After Reading Activity . V ocabulary Wo rds: Voc abulary: Voc abulary Is Ke y to Reading Comprehension Use the f ollowing directions to pr ompt a conve rsation about each wor d. R ead the vocabulary wor ds. W hat comes to mind when you see each word ? W hat do you think each word means? d ata d iagram e ngineers p rocesses s culpture seasons