Tonight's post will be short and sweet since it's nearly midnight, but I wanted to post this info quickly. Tomorrow morning we will begin working on VISUALIZING in reading workshop. This skill is one of the most important reading skills for your student to master!!! Please click on the photo shown below to enlarge the image...then read!!! As your son or daughter reads at home each night, take a few minutes to have them read aloud for you, then prompt them to share with you what images are created in their mind as they read. Ask them to back up those images with evidence from the text, and while they are locating that evidence challenge them to verify that the image they have created in their mind matches what the author is describing. Many images are influenced by our prior knowledge, and good readers are constantly reading closely to make sure that they are picturing the author's intended message.
Thanks to Jen Jones of the Hello Literacy blog for this great resource. If you ever want to know more about reading strategies and instruction, she is amazing!!!
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