Franklinton TutoringTutor Information Session

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Sarah PubalCollege and Career Ready

Instructional Reading Teacher

The Common Core Standards are the new national standards for the United States.

The standards ask that we focus more on:1. Non-fiction (informational) texts2. Asking text-dependent questions3. Using higher level, complex texts

Common Core Standards

Reading comprehension is understanding what we read.

After reading, does the child remember details about what they just read?

Comprehension

At the end of reading each paragraph, stop and have the

child describe to you what happened in the paragraph.

(If the child is unsure, describe for them what happened.)

Comprehension Idea

Have the child visualize in their head what is

happening in the story. At the end of each

page, ask the child to draw a picture of what

is happening in the story.

Comprehension Idea

Story Comic StripThe

student can

draw a picture

of what they

visualize

from each page of the story and

create a

“comic strip” of the book.

At the end of reading a story, have the child write down what happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Comprehension Idea

Beginning, Middle, End

The student can fill in each of the boxes with ideas that

happened at the

beginning,

middle, and end of the book.

Beginning

Middle

End

Comprehension Idea

Use sticky notes while reading with the child. The child can use the sticky notes to write down

interesting thoughts, new ideas, or questions while reading. Stick these on the pages as you go,

and return to them at the end of the reading.

Ask the student text-dependent comprehension questions during

the reading and after they are finished reading.

(Remind the child to look back at the story if they can’t remember the answer!)

Comprehension Idea

Text-dependent questions are questions that can ONLY be answered with evidence from the text.

Can be literal, but must also involve analysis of the story.

Ask yourself, “Would the child need the story to answer this question?”

What are Text-Dependent Questions?

Text-Dependent Questions

How do you think ______felt in the story when ______ happened?

Why did ______ do _____in the story?

Look at the illustrations on page ___. Why did the illustrator include these details in the drawings?

What lesson can we learn from this story? What makes you think this?

What makes _______’s experience with _______ humorous?/sad?/exciting?

What specific events in the story lead to (a problem)?

Personal questions Do you like cats? Describe a time when you played with a friend. Discuss a time when you felt like someone did

not treat you fairly.

One or two of these types of questions ARE OK to build relationships, but not for the whole

discussion of the story!

NOT text-dependent!

Vocabulary

Vocabulary is the study of words.

Does the child struggle with knowing the meaning of words while reading?

Vocabulary Ideas

Make flashcards of key words with the childWrite the word on

the front, definition and the word in a sentence on the back

Have the child write the word, the definition of the word, and draw a picture that reminds them of the word

Word Definition

DrawingHave the child write the word, the definition of the word, and draw a picture that reminds them of the word.

Vocabulary

Fluency is the rate/flow/expression of the reading.

How does it sound when the child reads? Does it flow at a good speed, or is it choppy and slow?

Fluency

Read books aloud to the child to model fluent reading.

Fluency Idea

Choose a book that is easy for the child to read and have the

child read the same book to you every week. Switch to a new easy book every month. This will help

the child to practice reading fluently.

Fluency Idea

Read one or two sentences of a story aloud to the child, reading at a good pace and exaggerating the expression (such as the pausing,

dialogue, etc.). Then have the child read it aloud to you, modeling your

speed and expression.

Fluency Idea

Give the child a chance to write for an actual purpose.

Ask the child to write a letter to your spouse, sister/brother, or friend and then have that person write a letter back to the child

Writing Idea

Have the child write a letter to the author of a story to ask them

questions about why they wrote certain details. The child can also write a letter to a character from

the story.

Writing Idea

To help students practice writing longer, more detailed sentences, play a “Price of the Sentence Game” Each capital letter is worth 5 cents Each period is worth 10 cents Each word with 1-3 letters is worth 50

cents Each word with 4-10 letters is worth $1.00

See how expensive they can make their sentences!

Writing Idea

Work together on writing pieces with the child so that the child can

practice writing, but also see someone model the proper way to write. Go back and forth and take

turns writing sentences.

Writing Idea

Create a poem together with the child. Sometimes poetry can be less intimidating for struggling writers, and can be fun for creative, artistic students. Come up with a creative theme for the

poem After reading a story, have the child write

a “poem version” of the story If the child really struggles with motivation

to write, it would be helpful to use a pre-made poem template with the child

Writing Idea

Although it may be

difficult to decide what to work on with a child

that is struggling

with reading/writing, choose one area from this

presentation at a time and

work on it. With work in each of these areas, It will all fall into

place for our children!

The following sites can help you find more ideas for reading tutoring:

www.readingrockets.com www.readwritethink.org www.scholastic.com www.fcrr.org

Reading Internet Resources