Reader's Workshop: Strategy 4 Clarifying for Meaning

SUMMARY

Children need to monitor for meaning as they read in order to be successful readers. By teaching clarification strategies, readers learn to slow down and problem solve when things do not make sense.

Character:
Inspector Cleary

Props:
Trench coat, magnifying glass, stop sign that says “Stop and Think”

Accent: Speaks with a British accent

Song: Clarification Rap

Phrase: "I stop and think when the story doesn't make sense"

Teaching Points and Mentor Texts
Stop and think BEFORE you read Make friends with the book	Zipping Zapping Zooming Bats - Earle
Stop and think WHILE you read • Re-read • Read on • Look for word parts • Look at the pictures • Stretch it out slowly • Get your mouth ready • Make a mind movie • Check the dictionary/Ask a buddy	All About Alligators - J. Arnosky Falling For Rapunzel - Wilcox Where Are You Going Manyoni? - stock How Big Is It? - Hillman How Much Is A Million? - Schwartz Captain Sky Blue - Egielski
Stop and think AFTER you read What was the book about?	Wretched Stone – Van Allsburg Grandpa’s Teeth - A. Clemente Feathers and Fools – E. Bunting The Mary Celeste/Wolf Girls - J. Yolen

Clarification Rap

Re-read
Read on
Look for word parts
Look at the pictures
Stretch it out slowly
Get your mouth ready
Make a mind movie
Check the dictionary
Or ask a buddy

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