Our Skype With Madison
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Our Skype with Madison
Setting the Scene
Madison is 5 years old.
She starts school next year.
She attends preschool / kinder two days per week.
Madison has been reading since she was 2 and a half years old.
She read her first Roald Dahl novel when she was four.
Questions we asked Madison before reading...
Do you like to read? Why? Yes, I like it because it is fun!
What type of stories do you like to read? I like to read Christmas stories.
What is your favourite book? The BFG
Questions we asked Madison before reading...
What is the longest story you have read? The BFG
Have you ever watched a movie of a book you have read? Yes I have read Charlie and the Chocolate factory and seen the movie.
Who is your favourite author? Roald Dahl
How often do you read? Every night.
Before listening to Madison read, we brainstormed strategies that good readers use.
Ask QAR questions
Use schema and prior knowledge
Skip a word and come back
Read on and back to decode
Self correct
Look for interesting words to extend our vocabulary
Make predictions
Make inferences
Sound out and chunk
Use punctuation
Ask questions while reading
Use syllables.
Make connections and visualise
Back up and reread Change voice for direct speech
Find the meaning of new words
Choose good fit books
Summarising throughout and after reading.
Read in a clear voice
Read fluently- pace, phrasing, stress, intonation, pausing.
We noticed Madison using these strategies when reading?
Rereading to self correct
Stopped at full stops
Taking breaths
Changes in intonation
Using expression
Changed voice for direct speech.
Read at correct pace- not too fast
Answered right there questions
If you were Madison's teacher...what reading goal do you think you would give her?
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We all agreed that Madison's comprehension should be her first priority.
11.25 7.5 3.75
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Summarise throughout reading so she doesn't forget what she has read
Make predictions about what will happen next
Back up and reread to make meaning
FluencyPhrasing: put the words together to make it sound like she is talking
What we also noticed...
Madison never lost focus- we think her reading stamina would be fantastic!
Her pronunciation was very clear and easy to understand.
Thank you Madison!
Setting the Scene
Madison is 5 years old.
She starts school next year.
She attends preschool / kinder two days per week.
Madison has been reading since she was 2 and a half years old.
She read her first Roald Dahl novel when she was four.
Questions we asked Madison before reading...
Do you like to read? Why? Yes, I like it because it is fun!
What type of stories do you like to read? I like to read Christmas stories.
What is your favourite book? The BFG
Questions we asked Madison before reading...
What is the longest story you have read? The BFG
Have you ever watched a movie of a book you have read? Yes I have read Charlie and the Chocolate factory and seen the movie.
Who is your favourite author? Roald Dahl
How often do you read? Every night.
Before listening to Madison read, we brainstormed strategies that good readers use.
Ask QAR questions
Use schema and prior knowledge
Skip a word and come back
Read on and back to decode
Self correct
Look for interesting words to extend our vocabulary
Make predictions
Make inferences
Sound out and chunk
Use punctuation
Ask questions while reading
Use syllables.
Make connections and visualise
Back up and reread Change voice for direct speech
Find the meaning of new words
Choose good fit books
Summarising throughout and after reading.
Read in a clear voice
Read fluently- pace, phrasing, stress, intonation, pausing.
We noticed Madison using these strategies when reading?
Rereading to self correct
Stopped at full stops
Taking breaths
Changes in intonation
Using expression
Changed voice for direct speech.
Read at correct pace- not too fast
Answered right there questions
If you were Madison's teacher...what reading goal do you think you would give her?
15
We all agreed that Madison's comprehension should be her first priority.
11.25 7.5 3.75
0
Summarise throughout reading so she doesn't forget what she has read
Make predictions about what will happen next
Back up and reread to make meaning
FluencyPhrasing: put the words together to make it sound like she is talking
What we also noticed...
Madison never lost focus- we think her reading stamina would be fantastic!
Her pronunciation was very clear and easy to understand.
Thank you Madison!
