Mini Lesson Key Concepts Learning Outcomes Resources Needed Day Making predictions as Students will learn that Text Selection: Choose a Mini Lesson Making Predictions we read helps us readers naturally make text that supports your understand the story. predictions as they read. comprehension focus. Teaching Tip: This would be a good week to Generate the beginning of a begin a literature unit/author predicting Anchor Chart with study to promote student text children. (See sample Anchor connections and in depth Chart on left.) literature study. Kevin Henkes is a great first author study to analyze character traits and build community. Model making predictions. Ask questions such as, “Given what the author has told us already, what do you think is going to happen in the story?” Readers use Students will learn to Text Selection Shared Reading 6 “picture Reading Strategy– to solve unknown the cues” “check picture” when the Day words. they encounter a reading Anchor Chart- “check picture” What do roadblock. readers do when they come Teaching Tip: to a reading roadblock? Teacher may choose to use the same shared reading text for the duration of each Introduce and model using week to highlight the the strategy and add to different teaching points. Anchor Chart with students. (See sample to the left.) We have an Students learn how to Anchor Chart Independent Reading – Independent Introducing our Individual organizational system we manage their own Reading Looks Like/Sounds Book Boxes/Bags use to store and maintain independent reading Like our independent book materials. choices. Student book boxes/bags/Reading Response Logs
Day Mini Lesson Key Concepts Learning Outcomes Resources Needed Day 6 Mini Lesson Making Predictions Teaching Tip: This would be a good week to begin a literature unit/author study to promote student text connections and in depth literature study. Kevin Henkes is a great first author study to analyze character traits and build community. Model making predictions. Ask questions such as, “Given what the author has told us already, what do you think is going to happen in the story?” Making predictions as we read helps us understand the story. Students will learn that readers naturally make predictions as they read. Text Selection: Choose a text that supports your comprehension focus. Generate the beginning of a predicting Anchor Chart with children. (See sample Anchor Chart on left.) Shared Reading Reading Strategy– “check the picture” Teaching Tip: Teacher may choose to use the same shared reading text for the duration of each week to highlight the different teaching points. Readers use “picture cues” to solve unknown words. Students will learn to “check the picture” when they encounter a reading roadblock. Text Selection Anchor Chart- What do readers do when they come to a reading roadblock? Introduce and model using the strategy and add to Anchor Chart with students. (See sample to the left.) Independent Reading Introducing our Individual Book Boxes/Bags We have an organizational system we use to store and maintain our independent book choices. Students learn how to manage their own independent reading materials. Anchor Chart – Independent Reading Looks Like/Sounds Like Student book boxes/bags/Reading Response Logs
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