You will have noticed that Lynda and I regularly write in your child’s reading log book. We update you with your child’s reading level and colour. We also suggest an area for improvement or strategies your child needs to work on. The following is a list of links to the Parent Pipelines for reading cafe strategies. They explain the strategy and give tips on how to help your child with each strategy.
Use pictures, illustrations and diagrams
Skip the word and then come back
Use prior knowledge to connect with the text
Use the pictures: Do the pictures and words match?
Create a picture or mental image
Use prior knowledge and context to predict and confirm meaning
Read appropriate level texts that are a good fit
Use the beginning and end sounds
Trade a word/Guess a word that makes sense
Ask someone to define the word for you
Adjust and Apply Different Reading Rates to Match Text
Voracious reading and fluency 1
Voracious reading and fluency 2
Compare and contrast within and between the text
Blend sounds, stretch and reread
Recognise and explain cause and effect relationships
Infer and support with evidence
Use word parts to determine the meaning of words
Use punctuation to enhance phrasing
Use main idea and supporting detail to determine importance
Use dictionaries, thesauruses and glossaries as tools