reading units of study - unit 4 readers build comprehension by reading with fluency and paying...

Reading Units of Study - Unit 4

Readers Build Comprehension by

Reading with Fluency

and Paying Attention to Story Elements

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Readers notice the setting

(time/place)

and its importance to

the story.

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Readers notice the setting (time/place) and

its importance to the story.1.They look for the time of the story.

1. morning, afternoon, night…)

2. time of the year (spring, fall, winter, summer…)

3. Year (future, past, present day…)

2. They look for the place where the story happens.1. School, farm, park, outer-space, …)

2. Inside, outside, …)

3. They ask “why is this important to the story”.

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Readers learn more about the

setting and characters in the stories they read.

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RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 2A

Readers learn more about the setting and characters in

the stories they readby noticing

1.what characters say 2.what characters do

3.where characters go…

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Readers notice what the problem might be by noticing places where the main character has negative feelings. (frustration, worry, fear, concern, sadness, etc.)

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Attention to Story Elements TP 36

RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 3A

Readers predict what the problem might be by noticing places where the main character has negative feelings. (feelings of being grumpy, frustrated, worried, scared, concerned, etc.)

1.They pay attention to the places where the character goes when the negative feelings start.

2. They watch for actions and words that show the character’s feelings so that they can predict what the problem is.

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Readers notice a problem being solved by using post-it-notes to mark where they

notice a positive feeling.

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RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 4A

Readers notice a problem being solved by using post-it-notes to

mark where they notice a positive feeling.

1.They notice when their brains say… “uh-oh”. (They put a “P” for problem and write down the problem. They use this post-it-note to mark the spot in the book.)

2. They notice when their brains say… “ah-ha”. (They put a “S” for solution and write down the solution. They use this post-it-note to mark the spot in the book.)

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Readers accumulate the text by noticing events

that happen after the problem

and how that action leads to a solution.

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RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 6

Readers help themselves and

others when they retell their stories

by using character names,

including the setting, and describing the

problem and solution.

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RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 6A

Readers help themselves and others when they retell their stories by using character names, including the setting, and describing the problem and solution.

Setting

Problem:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Event

Solution:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Event

Event

http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html

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Readers use post-it notes

to notice how the character reacts to

a problem.

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Mr. Putter gets upset with Cherry Sue and squirts her with the hose.

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Readers use post-it notes to notice and remember

how the character reacts to a problem.

1. They notice when the character has a problem. “uh-oh!” 2. They notice the characters actions (what they do) and voice (what they say).

3. They use a post-it note to write down the information. (include the page number on the post-it-note)

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Readers keep track of the

scene/setting in the stories

they read by noticing when it changes

and when it stays the same.

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RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 8A

Readers keep track of the scene/setting in the stories

the read by noticing when it changes and when it stays the same.

1.They notice location words (at school, while riding the train, in the kitchen…)

2.They use the illustrations (seasons, location, dress, weather…)

3.They notice prepositional phrases (under the bridge, in the bedroom…)

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First

Next

ThenLater

Finally

They put events in order so that they remember all the important parts.

Readers retell their stories in order using

time words (first, next, after that,

last…).

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Partners help each others retell when they both know the story by taking turns retelling the

parts of the story page by page.

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Readers use post-its to

retell their story using story

elements

• Setting • Characters• Problem• Events• Solution

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Readers read fluently by reading

sentence chunks with appropriate

phrasing.

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Readers read fluently by reading sentence chunks with appropriate phrasing.

1.They pay attention to the punctuation. (pausing, stopping, inflecting, exclaiming)

2.They read sentence chunks with appropriate phrasing.

2.They make their reading sound like a conversation.

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Readers read dialogue as though the characters are talking by paying

attention to which character is talking and what is happening

in the story.

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RUS Unit 4 - Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Paying Attention to Story Elements TP 13A

Readers read dialogue as though the characters are talking by paying attention

to which character is talking and what is happening in the

story.

1.They look for quotation marks.

2.They watch for who is talking.

3.They read the words like the character would say them.

“Poppleton,” sang Cherry Sue.

“Cherry Sue, I’m not coming over to eat spaghetti tonight!” shouted Poppleton.

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Readers Celebrate Building

Comprehension by

Reading with Fluency and

Paying Attention to Story Elements.

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