I am excited to introduce the students to the six signposts that they need to begin looking for in their books. The six signposts come from Kylene Beers and Robert Probst's book Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading. Students will become more active readers by looking for six signposts in their books. It allows them to slow their reading down, think more deeply about it, and become more engaged with the text. I encourage parents to become familiar with these signposts through this website, and ask your child to look for these during his/her reading at home. |
There are a total of six signposts that the students were briefly introduced to, but we will be focusing on one for a week, so that students can really practice them in their independent books. As guided practice, we will be using short video clips, short texts, and our read aloud book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, but Kate DiCamillo. |