Week 3

TA - Step 3,4, and 5
When I have story time with my first graders, I usually try to read 2 books, one for "learning" and one "for the pleasure of reading." I use think-alouds with both types of books, probably more so with the "learning" book as we discuss why I might want to read that book and what it has to do with our lives (step 3). I'm thinking aloud as I'm reading, although not nearly to the extent that the author does and the students are thinking aloud - making predictions, finding clues, etc. along with me (step 4).

Although we don't underline words and phrases - we maybe could do that with our laminated big books, though - we do decide which predictions were correct, not correct, or not proven, and what clues helped us (step 5). Incidentally, a "learning" story is not necessarily a non-fiction book.