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Comprehension

I understand what I read

Skip the word, then come

back
Trade a word/guess a word
that makes sense

Use main idea and supporting details to

determine importance

Determine and analyze authors purpose

and support with text

Get started right away

Stay in one spot

Compare and contrast within and between

text

Recognize and explain cause-and-effect

relationships

Use punctuation to enhance

phrasing and prosody
(end marks, commas,
etc.)

Adjust and apply different

reading rates to match
text

Use dictionaries, thesauruses,

and glossaries as tools

Ask someone to define the

word for you

Use prior knowledge and

context to predict and
confirm meaning

Use word parts to determine

the meaning of words
(prefixes, suffixes, origins,
abbreviations, etc.)

Use pictures, illustrations, and

diagrams

Tune in to interesting words

and use new vocabulary
in speaking and writing

Strategies
Voracious reading

I know, find, and use

interesting words

Expand Vocabulary

Select and read good-fit books

Practice common sight words

and high-frequency words

Reread text

Read appropriate-level texts

that are a good fit

Strategies
Voracious reading

Fluency

I can read accurately, with

expression, and understand
what I read

Behaviors That Support Reading

Work quietly
Read the whole time
Increase stamina

Chunk letters and sounds

together

Summarize text; include sequence of main

events

Recognize literacy elements (genre, plot,

character, setting, problem/resolution,
theme)

Flip the sound

Blend sounds; stretch and

reread

Use beginning and ending

sounds

Use the pictures . . .

Do the words and
pictures match?

Strategies
Cross checking . . .
Do the pictures and/or
words look right? Do they
sound right? Do they
make sense?

Accuracy

I can read the words

The CAFE Menu

Use text features (titles, headings, captions,

graphic features)

Ask questions throughout the reading

process

Make a picture or mental image

Infer and support with evidence

Monitor and fix up

Make and adjust predictions; use text to

confirm

Use prior knowledge to connect with text

Back up and reread

Strategies
Check for understanding

Graphic
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