Good Habits Great Readers

Good Habits Great Readers SECOND GRADE Learning Targets Habit Learning Target I Can… or I… Great Readers Readers Take Care of ~have favorite books See Themselves Books ~put books away ~identify parts of a book as Readers ~use a bookmark ~store a book Readers Choose Books ~look for a favorite author ~consider my purpose for reading ~read books in a series ~preview a book ~ask others for recommendations Readers know themselves ~understand that readers develop as Readers differently ~read books at an appropriate level ~know how to start reading ~pay attention to what I am reading ~think about why I like a book Readers Build reading ~reread favorite books stamina ~set long-term reading goals ~set short-term reading goals ~keep track of books ~read different genres Great Readers Readers Make Predictions ~use background knowledge and make Make Sense of predictions ~scan the text to make predictions Text ~keep track of my predictions ~compare predictions with others ~revise my predictions Readers Ask Questions ~ask “Who?” questions ~ask “What?” questions ~ask “Where?” questions ~ask “When?” questions ~ask “Why?” questions Readers Problem Solve ~read on to figure out a word Unfamiliar Words ~ask others for help ~use context clues ~reread to figure out an unfamiliar concept ~use details to figure out unfamiliar concepts Readers Summarize and ~pause and restate as I read Retell ~take notes on what I read ~combine related information ~distinguish between important and less important ideas ~review the important events Great Readers Readers Make ~make text-to-self connections Use What They Connections ~use connections to make sense ~make connections to other books Know ~make unique text-to-self connections ~identify when a connection is helpful ~dig deeper to make a connection Readers Activate ~activate background knowledge before Background Knowledge reading ~identify what background knowledge is helpful ~use what I know throughout the story ~use clues to build knowledge ~ask questions to build my background knowledge Readers Build Vocabulary ~use context to understand the meaning of a and Concept Knowledge word ~use text features to identify important words ~identify key vocabulary ~substitute similar words to check meaning ~explore the meaning of similar words Readers Make Inferences ~use text clues to infer meaning ~use what I know to make inferences ~use multiple clues to make inferences ~make inferences about characters Great Readers Readers Understand ~identify the main character(s) and setting Understand How Story Grammar ~identify the initiating event ~identify relationships among characters Stories Work ~identify how the main character plans to solve a problem ~identify the story resolution Readers Understand ~identify the characters and setting Story Grammar ~identify relationships among characters ~identify the problem and solution ~understand a character ~understand the character’s relationship to the plot Readers Identify and ~recognize personification Understand Literary ~recognize the use of alliteration Devices ~recognize a pun ~recognize types of humor ~identify the speaker in a poem Readers Identify and Use ~use a contents page to preview and predict Text Features ~notice changes in the print ~read dialogue and punctuation ~use design and artwork ~use the list for Recommended Reading Great Readers Readers Set and Monitor ~notice if a book is fiction or nonfiction Read to Learn their Purpose for Reading ~identify my purpose for reading ~use my purpose for reading to generate questions ~scan a text ~identify the author’s purpose Readers Learn ~use nonfiction text features to preview and Information from predict Nonfiction ~use labels and diagrams ~use italicized words ~use photographs and captions ~identify how nonfiction authors pose questions Readers Identify and Use ~use the contents page and index to preview Nonfiction Features and a book Structures ~use an introduction in nonfiction text ~use boldface words and a glossary ~read a diagram ~identify when authors compare and contrast Readers Identify and Use ~read a map Nonfiction Features and ~read a sidebar Structures ~compare illustrations and photographs ~use the afterword in a nonfiction text ~ identify when authors tell events in time order Great Readers Readers Take Notes on ~take notes on sticky notes Monitor and Fiction ~match a graphic organizer to a text ~use a venn diagram to understand the text Organize Ideas ~use a venn diagram to talk about the story and Information ~use a venn diagram to write a summary Readers Take Notes on ~match a graphic organizer to a text Nonfiction ~take notes on a biography chart ~take notes as I read ~use a graphic organizer to write a summary Readers Self-Monitor and ~ ask, “Does this make sense?” Self-Correct ~reread when meaning is lost ~reread to identify important ideas ~distinguish between important ideas and details ~identify the main idea Readers Visualize ~compare my images to the author’s ~use my background knowledge to visualize ~use words and phrases to visualize ~compare my images with others’ images ~use visualization to connect to familiar and new ideas Great Readers Readers Respond to ~identify the traits of a character Think Critically Characters ~notice how characters develop ~consider the influence of time and place on About Books a character ~consider the author’s motives for choosing characters ~compare characters to myself and to others Readers Evaluate ~understand the purpose of nonfiction books Nonfiction Books ~evaluate how a book matches your purpose for reading ~ask questions about the author ~evaluate the authenticity of information ~evaluate the book Readers Engage with ~respond to characters Books ~think about the author of the book ~insert myself into a book ~be affected by what I read ~consider alterative endings and settings Readers Identify and ~identify the theme of a text Evaluate the Theme of ~consider the author’s motive for choosing a the Book theme ~compare the themes to my own life ~propose solutions to problems posed by the text ~transform themes into personal action