Today I introduced the students to a new Comprehension strategy called: "Check for Understanding". I showed them how good readers often stop and think about what they are reading to help them remember what the story is about. I showed them a large check mark (made out of craft foam) with the words "Check for Understanding" on one side and the words: "Who?" and "What?" on the other side.
This morning I modelled this strategy for the students when I read them the book called Bark, George! Every couple of pages, I would stop, put the book down and think out loud about who and what I had been reading.
Tomorrow I will be sending home a blue sheet that has suggestions on how you can practice this strategy at home when you read to your child.
Next week we will be starting our Home Reading Program. Your son or daughter will be bringing home a little book each day to read to you. He/she can practice checking for understanding with these books too!
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