After they read, I can say: about what you learned in this book/what happened in the “Talk story.” about what the book made you think of; other books, your “Talk experiences?” about what you liked about this book. Talk about what you “Talk didn’t like.” happened first in the “What story? Next? Last?” about what the problem was in the “Talk story.” it fiction or non-fiction? How do you “Was know?” me something that was new or “Show surprising.” do know about “What (character name)?” me a page where the pictures/ photos helped you understand the “Show words” did _________happen? How do you “Why know?” about some facts you remember about the “Talk topic.” EXAMPLE: J My Child is reading Level books! These books have: I can help by watching and saying: thought about what made “You sense.” Chapter books with 40-75 pages and nonfiction texts with broke the word down into smaller “You pages. parts.” Characters in series books will expand reading interest in reread it so that it made “You sense.” reading, increasing the amount of time reading. Large amount made that part sound “You interesting.” of dialogue made it all fit “You together.” read more words Full range of punctuation within longer, more complex “You together.” made it sound like “You talking.” sentences made your voice go down when “You Texts have one main plot with several episodes over a period of you saw a period and up when you saw a time question mark.” Requires more interpretation from the reader were listening to yourself to check “You how it Requires quick solving of new words, including three or four sounded.” syllables. Text Examples: Mouse Tales, Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble, Seeds After they read, I can say: about what you learned in this book/what happened in the “Talk story.” about what the book made you think of; other books, your “Talk experiences?” about what you liked about this book. Talk about what you “Talk didn’t like.” happened first in the “What story? Next? Last?” about what the problem was in the “Talk story.” it fiction or non-fiction? How do you “Was know?”
After they read, I can say: “Talk about what you learned in this book/what happened in the story.” “Talk about what the book made you think of; other books, your experiences?” “Talk about what you liked about this book. Talk about what you didn’t like.” “What happened first in the story? Next? Last?” “Talk about what the problem was in the story.” “Was it fiction or non-fiction? How do you know?” “Show me something that was new or surprising.” “What do know about (character name)?” “Show me a page where the pictures/ photos helped you understand the words” “Why did _________happen? How do you know?” “Talk about some facts you remember about the topic.” EXAMPLE: My Child is reading Level J books! These books have: Chapter books with 40-75 pages and nonfiction texts with pages. Characters in series books will expand reading interest in reading, increasing the amount of time reading. Large amount of dialogue Full range of punctuation within longer, more complex sentences Texts have one main plot with several episodes over a period of time Requires more interpretation from the reader Requires quick solving of new words, including three or four syllables. Text Examples: Mouse Tales, Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble, Seeds I can help by watching and saying: “You thought about what made sense.” “You broke the word down into smaller parts.” “You reread it so that it made sense.” “You made that part sound interesting.” “You made it all fit together.” “You read more words together.” “You made it sound like talking.” “You made your voice go down when you saw a period and up when you saw a question mark.” “You were listening to yourself to check how it sounded.” After they read, I can say: “Talk about what you learned in this book/what happened in the story.” “Talk about what the book made you think of; other books, your experiences?” “Talk about what you liked about this book. Talk about what you didn’t like.” “What happened first in the story? Next? Last?” “Talk about what the problem was in the story.” “Was it fiction or non-fiction? How do you know?”