fall into reading with four blocks
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Fall into Reading with Four-Blocks©Fall into Reading with Four-Blocks©
Four-Blocks® concepts are presented with permission from Dorothy Hall.
Low
High
What do you want to
accomplish today?
What do you want to
accomplish today?
Why?Why?
New-Known-QuestionsSource: Moore, S. A., (2004). Conversations in Four-Blocks Classrooms .
Greensboro, NC: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
New to me: Known to me:
Questions I Still Have:
• Before:
• During:
• After:
Guided ReadingGuided Reading
• Read Aloud:
• Students Read/ Teacher Confers
• Students Share
Self-Selected ReadingSelf-Selected Reading
• Model:
• Students Write/ Teacher Confers:
• Author’s Chair:
WritingWriting
• Word Wall/ On the Back:
• Strategy:
Working with WordsWorking with Words
Partner Reading with a Purpose
Benefits Challenges
Looks Like …
Sounds Like …
Beginning
End
MIDDLE
MIDDLE
Harry’s costume isJoe Friday.
Who is Joe Friday anyway?
Some Vocabulary from Chapter 5
• Occupation• Gritted• Centaur
Pre-exposure to difficult vocabulary will enhance success AND
comprehension.
occupation
Gritted
Centaur
• R1C: Develop and apply decoding strategies to ‘problem-solve’ unknown words when reading.
• R1E: Develop vocabulary through context clues and synonyms.
• R1F: Apply pre-reading strategies to aid comprehension … access prior knowledge, predict …
Suddenly the loud screech of a hawk echoed through the darkness and all the members of the Adventure Club found themselves huddling together in the shadows of the pine trees. Katie shot her water gun in the direction of the hawk and everyone listened as strange and unfamiliar noises of the night filled the woods.
Text: George Washington’s Socks by Elvira Woodruff
Notice that each word is covered with TWO colors. The
onset is first (all the letters before the first vowel).
Rivet
• R1F: Apply pre-reading strategies to aid comprehension.– Access prior knowledge– Preview– Predict– Set a purpose for reading
• R1G: During reading, utilize strategies to self-question and correct.
• R1H: Apply post-reading skills to comprehend text.– Question to clarify– Reflect– Analyze
• R2C/R3C: Use details to make predictions, draw conclusions …
Do you have this book? If You Hopped Like a Frog
By: David Schwartz
As you read, you’ll
discover that if you ate like a
shrew, you could
devour over 700
hamburgers in a day. To figure out
the answer, you will
have to do some math.
A shrew? What’s a shrew??
Shrews are among the smallest of mammals but they can eat up to
THREE times their weight daily. If you
ate three times YOUR weight, how many
hamburgers could you eat? What’s the answer now???
What do you want to
accomplish today?
What do you want to
accomplish today?
Why?Why?
Do you have this
resource?
What about
this one?
Good Writers• develop their IDEAS.
• ORGANIZE their writing with a beginning, middle and end.
• let their VOICE be heard.
• think about WORD CHOICE and choose their words wisely.
• use a variety of sentence structures for SENTENCE FLUENCY.
• use proper CONVENTIONS throughout their writing (Editor's Checklist).
Gather IDEAS
Organization
Beginning, Middle, End
Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions