Reading Strategies

As we read a variety of books during literacy (see shelfari on the side of the blog for book titles) students are continuing to learn how one continuously "checks for understanding" while reading a book.  We are doing this as a class, and students are able to practice this skill in their own reading.  When doing this, we stop reading every few pages and ask ourselves what just happened. We sometimes even retell each other what happened.  Children are also cross checking and asking themselves questions such as, "does this make sense? Does this sound right? and Does this look right?" as they are decoding words.