We are taking a time out from reading books during guided reading group time to give all of the students a lesson about comprehension. They have been (or will by the end of the week) learning about STAR reading. STAR stands for: See it in your mind's eye, Think about what's going to happen next, Ask fat questions, Relate it to your life. These are four key skills that will help the students make more meaning out of reading.
Here is the song we are singing to help them remember these important things to do while reading:
(Sung to "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain")
Oh, I want to get the meaning out of reading, (snap, snap)
Yes, I want to get the meaning out of reading, (snap, snap)
I will see it in my mind's eye,
Ask fat questions such as "why?"
Make predictions
And connections
All the while (snap, snap)
As you read at home, try to remind students to practice these skills each time they read so that they become natural!
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