Reading Workshop Strategies
In first grade, children will read many genres of literature, both fiction and non-fiction, by a wide variety of authors. It is important for children to read daily in school as well as at home, as it helps a child to develop greater fluency, expression, vocabulary, and comprehension. Below is a list of comprehension strategies your child will be using throughout the year during reading.
1. Making Connections
• Prior Knowledge
• Text to Self
• Text to Text
• Text to World
2. Visualizing
• Use your five senses to create a mental picture
• Visualize a movie in your mind when you read
3. Inferring (connecting what you know to what you read)
• Make Predictions
• Draw Conclusions
4. Questioning (Who, What, When, Where, How)
• Ask questions before you read
• Ask questions as you read
• Ask questions after you read
5. Determining Important Ideas
• The Big Idea
• Author’s Purpose
6. Synthesizing
• Retelling
• Summarizing
• Book Reviews
Phonics/Decoding Strategies
Reading Workshop StrategiesIn first grade, children will read many genres of literature, both fiction and non-fiction, by a wide variety of authors. It is important for children to read daily in school as well as at home, as it helps a child to develop greater fluency, expression, vocabulary, and comprehension. Below is a list of comprehension strategies your child will be using throughout the year during reading.1. Making Connections
