The Third grade classes will use the C.I.A. model in our reading program. The acronym C.I.A. stands for collect, interpret, and apply. Each word describes a critical stage of thinking and is designed to help readers overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed that they have as they begin reading longer texts. It is also meant to increase students’ understanding of complex texts, by helping them see patterns in the texts that will point them to authors’ messages or themes.
* Name the important characters and infer character traits.
*Name and visualize the setting.
*Think about the problem and important events.
*Use comprehension strategies to monitor comprehension.
Readers read slowly and often reread.
At the end of the first quarter, readers stop and summarize in order to check comprehension and make sure they have the story in their heads.
*Use comprehension strategies to get to deeper thinking.
*Recognize key repeated words/phrases.
*Start to think about possible lines of thinking.
Readers increase their speed a little bit, and reread less.
At the end of the 2nd quarter, readers stop and name a line of thinking.
*Look for evidence to support a line of thinking.
Readers increase their speed even more and rarely, if ever, reread.
At the end of the 3rd quarter, readers find the turning point and consider how the turning point reveals the author’s message. Here, readers predict how the book will end.
*Continue to look for evidence to support a line of thinking.
*Confirm and revise predictions.
*Think about problems/solutions/results.
*Evaluate how the author ties up all the loose ends.
*Consider how the book will impact their lives.
Readers read without interruption to the end.
At the end of the book, readers confirm or reject their predictions and evaluate the author’s ending. Then readers reflect on their reading by summarizing and synthesizing the text. Finally, they evaluate the author’s message.
We will incorporate the following reading elements as well:
TIME For Kids Magazine: TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom news magazine that motivates kids to read! Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics kids love to learn about - and it's the best nonfiction text you'll find!
Silent Reading: An opportunity for students to self-select a book and read during the class. Teachers will conference individually with students.
Read Aloud: An opportunity to highlight great writing and model reading strategies. Read aloud builds community, exposes children to books, authors, or genres they might not discover on their own, provides an opportunity to introduce students to genres they often avoid, and reinforces that reading is enjoyable.
Here are some great sites to help you find good books:
Parents' Choice - Books for Boys
Common Core Standards English Language Arts: Reading: Literature