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Comprehension I understand what I read	Accuracy I can read the words	Fluency I can read smoothly and understand what I read	Expand Vocabulary I know,find and use interesting words
Strategies Check for Understanding Back Up and Reread Monitor and Fix Up Retell the Story Use prior knowledge to connect with text Make a picture or mental image Ask questions throughout the reading process Predict what will happen, use text to confirm Infer and support with evidence Use text features (titles, headings, captions, graphic features) Summarize text, include sequence of main events Use main idea and supporting details to determine importance Determine and analyze author's purpose and support with text Recognize literary elements (genre, plot, character, setting, problem/resolution) Recognize and explain cause and effect relationships Compare and contrast within and between text	Strategies Cross Checking... Do the pictures and/or words look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense? Use the picture... Do the words and pictures match? Use beginning sounds and ending sounds Blend sounds, stretch and read Flip the sound Chunk letters and sounds together Skip the word then come back Trade a word/guess a word that makes sense	Strategies Voracious Reading Read appropriate level text that are a "Good Fit" Reread text Practice common sight words and high frequency words Adjust and apply different reading rates to match text Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody (end marks, commas etc)	Strategies Voracious Reading Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in my speaking and writing Use pictures, illustrations and diagrams Use word parts to determine meaning of words (prefixes, suffixes, origins, abbreviations) Use prior knowledge and context to predict and confirm meaning Ask someone to define the word for you Use dictionaries, thesauruses and glossaries as tools

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