Habits of Good Readers
At the beginning of the year, our students embark on a journey toward greater independence as readers. Therefore this first unit is about building a supportive and trustful reading community that allows students to think of themselves as readers and to establish roles and routines. Through this unit they will begin to build identity, capacities, collaboration, and responsibility. First graders enter the year with a wealth of reading experiences, and no matter where they are on the reading continuum, each student has something unique to share about himself or herself as a reader.
Students will engage in routines established through The Daily 5: Read-to-Self, Read-to-a-Buddy, Word Work, Work on Writing, and Listen to Reading. In addition, the reading block includes mini-lessons, one-on-one goal-setting conferences with teachers, small group instruction, and book clubs. This learning structure fosters student choice and independent literacy behaviors that become a habit.
Habits of Good Readers: Essential Questions
Students will engage in routines established through The Daily 5: Read-to-Self, Read-to-a-Buddy, Word Work, Work on Writing, and Listen to Reading. In addition, the reading block includes mini-lessons, one-on-one goal-setting conferences with teachers, small group instruction, and book clubs. This learning structure fosters student choice and independent literacy behaviors that become a habit.
Habits of Good Readers: Essential Questions
- Whom do we admire as readers?
- How are we building a community of readers?
- How can we be supportive in our reading community?
- What are the 3 ways we can read a book? (Read the words, read the pictures, retell a familiar story)
- What does it mean to make wise book choices?
- How can you tell if a book is “just right”?
- How do reading strategies help us when we are reading?
- How can we become a better reader?
- How do we make meaning with the text and with each other?