The Literacy CAF Menu
Comprehension:
I understand what I read.
Accuracy:
I can read the words.
Fluency:
I can read accurately with expression and understand what I read.
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)
Expanded Vocabulary:
I know, find, and use interesting words. 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
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 authors 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 sounds * Chunk letters and sounds together * Skip the word then come back * Trade a word/guess a word that makes sense
