We are working on gaining information from ALL texts! This takes a lot of practice and a keen eye. Students have been using both fiction and nonfiction texts to analyze the information in illustrations. We look closely at pictures and try to determine if a character feels good or bad, happy or sad, etc. and what is happening in the picture that tells us that.
We have been practicing identifying text features! Students have learned about text features and how they help us to read informational texts. Now we are practicing identifying text features such as maps, graphs, diagrams, charts, and captions. Try and have your student point them out to you in a magazine or a newspaper!
This month we are practicing taking the information the illustrations to better understand what we're reading. For example, students are given a picture or a cover of a book and need to be able to look at the details in that picture to gain information about what is happening.
We have been practicing identifying text features! Students have learned about text features and how they help us to read informational texts. Now we are practicing identifying text features such as maps, graphs, diagrams, charts, and captions. Try and have your student point them out to you in a magazine or a newspaper!
This month we are practicing taking the information the illustrations to better understand what we're reading. For example, students are given a picture or a cover of a book and need to be able to look at the details in that picture to gain information about what is happening.
Example:
1. Who is pouring the tea?
a. The girl
b. The teddy bear
c. The dragon
2. Where are the dragon and the girl sitting?
a. In a house
b. In the forest
c. In a tropical jungle
1. Who is pouring the tea?
a. The girl
b. The teddy bear
c. The dragon
2. Where are the dragon and the girl sitting?
a. In a house
b. In the forest
c. In a tropical jungle
Alliteration
Students have also been starting to learn about some figurative language. They've learned about alliterations so far. An alliteration is when words in a phrase or sentence begin with the same sound. We often think of tongue twisters when we talk about alliterations.
EX: She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Students have also been starting to learn about some figurative language. They've learned about alliterations so far. An alliteration is when words in a phrase or sentence begin with the same sound. We often think of tongue twisters when we talk about alliterations.
EX: She sells sea shells by the sea shore.