| Reading in Third Grade |
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Reading Strategies |
Every reader uses many strategies and skills when reading. Understanding what those strategies are helps us to become better readers, whether you're a beginning or an independent reader. We will learn about all eight strategies, but will focus on one at a time. These strategies will be practiced through viewing and discussing pictures, poems, and obviously stories. The following strategies will be assessed throughout the year:
-Main Idea
What is the point of the story, conversation, newspaper article, or sign that you see?
-Literary Elements
These are the components of the story: main character, setting, the problem, solution, and events that take place. The mood of a story or picture is also a Literary Element.
-Sequencing
What is the order in which things happen? Knowing what happens in the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story aids in comprehension skills. Remember to ask your child about the book they are reading, ask what happened first, second, last. You can help your child understand sequencing further by:
*allowing them to help cook,following the recipe step by step
*allowing them to tell you step by step what direction to turn when going to their favorite store
*the possibilities are endless!
-Cause and Effect (what happens and why)
For example: What would happen if we never got any rain? Have your child answer how it could effect people, animals, land, businesses, etc.
-Fact and Opinion
Facts can be proven, opinions are what we think and feel about something.
-Inference (making a guess as to what is happening based on the details in a story or picture and what we already know)
-Compare and Contrast
What are the similarities and differences between two things or stories?
It is fun to compare and contrast books with movies that have been created from them. |
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