Read+to+Self

It is important to teach students the "Three Ways to Read a Book." They need to understand that readers: Reading independently allows students to become better readers by practicing their reading and working on stamina. When children read to self, they stop at the end of the sentence, paragraph, or page and summarize what was just read, by saying, "I just read that....." They can respond to the text in multiple ways. A crucial part of Read to Self is for the students to be able to choose their own books. Teachers need to model and work with students individually to choose "good fit" books. IPICK Acronym I choose my books Purpose Interest Comprehend Know most of the words
 * Read and talk about the pictures.
 * Read the words.
 * Retell a previously read book.

"5 finger rule" - If a student chooses a chapter book they must be able to randomly open the book and read a page without struggling with more than 5 words. If it's a picture book, a "3 finger rule" can be used since most of them have a lot less words than a page in a chapter book.


 * It is important to model, model, and model again the process and the expectations for what the student does and what the teacher does. Create anchor charts for each step in the process. The tone for the entire year is established during the first few weeks of school. If you build a solid foundation for the process, it will pay off the rest of the year!

Students need to be held accountable, in some way, for what they read independently. Graphic organizers, response journals, Read to Self choice boards/menus, etc. can be used.

[] - Great templates and resources related to all Daily 5 Activities [] - Examples of book responses [] - Sticky Note reflections. There are also some other great strategies listed in the left sidebar.
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