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CharacteristicsofReadersinFirstGrade

Encountermorecomplexlanguageandvocabulary
Readlonger,moreliterarystories
Abletoprocessagreatdealofdialogueandreflectitthroughappropriateword
stressandphrasing
Solvelargenumberofmultisyllablewords,plurals,contractions,and
possessives
Abletothinkatincreasinglydeeperlevels
Abletoreadalargerandalargernumberofhighfrequencywords
Solvewordswithcomplexspellingpatterns

ThinkingWithintheText
Solvingwords
Monitoringand
Correcting
Searchingforandusing
information
Summarizing
MaintainingFluency
Adjusting

ThinkingAbouttheText
Predicting
Makingconnections
Synthesizing(
relatingthe

contentofthetexttowhatis
alreadyknown
)
Inferring(
inferandinterpret
charactersfeelings,motives,
andattributes
)

ThinkingBeyondthe
Text
Analyzing(
identifyingwhat

thewriterhasdonetomakea
textsurprising,funny,or
interesting,fiction/nonfiction,
identifycharacteristicsof
genres,pointofthestory
)
Critiquing(
sharingopinions
aboutthetext,
agree/disagreewiththeidea
inatext.,makejudgements)

ReadingWithYourChildGettheConversationstarted!
Afterenjoyingabookwithyourchild,continuetheexperiencebyasking:

Whatdidyounoticeaboutthestory?
(whowerethecharacters?,whatwasthesetting?,wastherea
problem?,wastheproblemsolved?)

Didthisbookremindyouofanything?
(anotherbook,amovie/show,apersonalconnection?)
Asyoureadthebook,diditmakeyouwonderaboutanything?
Doesthisbookmakeyouthinkofanythingelseyouveread?
Whatwasyourfavoritepart?Explainwhy?
Werethereanypartsthatsurprisedyou?Describethem?
Whatareyougoingtoreadnext?

OurClassroomAnchorChart

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