Children's Blog: When Good Readers Slow Down

Everyone should read slower and faster when they need to.
In this drawing, the person on top is running through fire so he is reading faster.
Another guy is running from ice so he is reading slower.

 

The Story

             

In reading we were working on slowing down to become better readers. During reading, we would mark places we noticed ourselves slowing down.

One day in circle Andrea said “OK today you guys read and marked spots where you slowed down. Now you will share with the class.”Kali,” Andrea said. Kali said that she slowed down when she noticed a new character. “Aliza,” Andrea called. Aliza thought that she had slowed down to soak in the emotion. “Ellie” Ellie said that she slowed down when she was confused etc. That’s how the list was made.

These are the types of situations in which we would slow down.

Kids in the third grade drew pictures to represent some things
 that are important to do while reading.

                                                                       

 

Advice For Reading

·         You should slow down to soak in emotion.

·         You could slow down when you are confused.

·         You could consider slowing down when there is a lot of info.

·         You could always slow down when there is a clue.

·         You should always slow down at a hard word.

·         You should slow down when there is a good part.

·         You should slow down when they give you a new character.

·         You want re-read if you don’t understand. If re-reading doesn’t help keep reading and maybe you’ll understand.

The third grade class made this list.

 

Blog Authors: Kirby, Joe and Kali