Ms. Colleen's Reading Comprehension Strategies Class - Grade 3

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Learners can join this class anytime. 

Please take a look at the following list of book examples below to see if this class is a fit for your child.  Your child does not have to be in this grade to take this class. Your child is welcome to take this class if he or she is reading at a grade 3 level. Your child should be able to write a complete sentence on his or her own.

Here is a reference to Grade 3 level books:
Level O: The World According To Humphrey, By Betty Birney  
Level P: A Bad Case Of Stripes, By David Shannon 
Level Q:  Henry's Freedom Box, By Ellen Levine

This class will help your child develop reading proficiency, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension and phonic awareness. We will be using digital books in this lesson.  We will learn reading comprehension strategies to support your child's learning. I choose engaging and meaningful activities to help support your child's literacy development, fostering a joy for reading.


Each class will follow the same format using a different book:
* Your child will be introduced to a new story. We will do a book walk. This happens before reading. We look at the book title, cover and pictures in the story and make predictions about what the book will be about.
* I will go over some of the challenging words that will be in the story to help make the text more familiar for your child. 
* Your child will read a part of the story aloud, with support from me when needed.  Your child should be comfortable reading aloud in class.
* Your child will answer several comprehension questions. We will answer the questions by taking turns aloud. Please see the list of example questions. Each set of questions will be unique and based on the story.
* We will practice a reading comprehension strategy. Handouts will be provided before class. I will model writing. Each week will focus on a comprehension strategy: Main Idea, Making Connections, Asking Questions, Visualization, Summarizing, Making Inferences or Making Predictions.
* At the end of class, if time allows, we will play a digital word game using a new vocabulary word from the story.

Please note, this is not an editing class. Writing is modeled and your child is encouraged to write to the best of his or her ability.


In each class, I will ask your child several comprehension questions to help support his or her learning.  Each class will have different comprehension questions.  Here is a list of some examples:
* How does the character feel? What words or descriptions does the author give to support your answers?
* What are you wondering? What questions do you have?
* Predict what will happen next.
* What caused (character in this chapter) to .....? What was the effect of ....?
* What was important on this page? Why?
* Summarize what you read. What's the most important part?
* How do Jack & Annie feel about their adventure?
* How does each character react to....?
* What do you think this word means?
* Why did the character say....?
* How are ____ & ____ similar? How are they different?
* Did the character change? Why?
* Is the title a good title for the story? Why or why not?
* Do you have any connections to the story?
* What was the problem in the story? What was the solution to the problem?
* What is the main idea of the story?
* What is the setting of the story?

The Digital Books we will be reading are written by Aylin Claashen.

Fall Session :
September -Level O - Book levels can be adjusted based on class needs. Comprehension strategies will be rotated, but all with a new story.
Week 1: Main Idea
Week 2: Making Connections
Week 3: Asking Questions
Week 4: Visualization
Week 5: Summarizing
Week 6: Making Inferences 
Week 7: Making Predictions.