A day in Room 8

Our group worked with Miss Rack today for reading. We talked about what a good reader does. Then Miss Rack told us to do a brainstorm or a list of things you think a good reader does. She gave us 3 minutes to do it. After everybody finished, we put a little asterisk next to the one you think was the most important. I chose 'they get ideas from the pictures' (they get clues and can predict what's going to happen next). While other people were sharing their ideas, you could add the ideas to your list if you liked it, thought it was vital and of course if you didn't have it. I love it when we can all share ideas and piggyback off each other! When everybody had a go at sharing their idea/s, we drew up a little 'Strategy Toolbox' for reading. We wrote the things inside, that you think you are already doing in reading. Then we thought about what we need to put in our toolbox (what we need to work on). The most popular ones were, making connections and adjusting reading.