BRIDGING ACHIEVEMENT IN LITERACY: Comprehension

RECIPROCAL TEACHING	READING POWERS	READING POWERS ~NON-FICTION	BEANIE BABY STRATEGIES	CAFÉ STRATEGIES-Comprehension
	CONNECT	CONNECT	Spinner the Spider-make connections	Use prior knowledge to connect with the text
CLARIFY			Fix-up Bear Monitor and Fix-Up	Check for understanding
				Back up and Reread
				Monitor and Fix-up
	VISUALIZE		Rocky Raccoon-Visualize	Make a picture or mental image
PREDICT	INFER	Question/Infer	Iggy the Iguana-Infer	Predict what will happen; use text to confirm
				Infer and support with evidence
QUESTION	QUESTION	Question/Infer	Questioning Owl	Ask questions throughout the Reading process
SUMMARIZE		Determine Importance	Jabber the Reteller-Sythesize and Retell	Retell the Story
				Summarize text; include sequence of main events
			Digger the Dog-Determine important ideas	Use main idea and supporting details to determine importance
		ZOOM-IN: Text Features		Use text features (titles, headings, captions, graphic features)
				Determine and analyze author’s purpose and support with text
				Recognize literary elements(genre, plot, character, setting , problem/resolution, theme
	TRANSFORM: Rethinking of your own ideas	TRANSFORM: Rethinking of your own ideas	Jabber the Reteller-Sythesize and Retell	Recognize and explain cause-and-effect relationships
				Compare and contrast within and between text

BRIDGING ACHIEVEMENT IN LITERACY