The goal is for first-grade students to develop effective phrasing and chunking skills during reading. They should learn to identify natural phrases and sentence boundaries in the text. By grouping words together in meaningful chunks, students promote smooth and fluent reading. Utilizing punctuation cues, they can guide their phrasing and chunking during oral reading. Pausing at appropriate points enhances comprehension and conveys meaning. Students should practice adjusting their phrasing and chunking based on the structure and content of the text to improve their overall reading fluency.
Goals for Phrasing and Chunking:
Goal 1: Identify natural phrases and sentence boundaries in the text.
Goal 2: Group words together in meaningful chunks to promote smooth and fluent reading.
Goal 3: Use punctuation cues to guide phrasing and chunking during oral reading.
Goal 4: Practice pausing at appropriate points to enhance comprehension and convey meaning.
Goal 5: Develop the ability to adjust phrasing and chunking based on the structure and content of the text.
Read Aloud Book List:
"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff
"The Very Busy Spider" by Eric Carle
"Harry the Dirty Dog" by Gene Zion
"Diary of a Worm" by Doreen Cronin
"The Lion and the Mouse" by Jerry Pinkney
"Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys, and Their Monkey Business" by Esphyr Slobodkina
"Olivia" by Ian Falconer
"Tikki Tikki Tembo" by Arlene Mosel
"Jumanji" by Chris Van Allsburg
"Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle
"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" by Bill Martin Jr.
"Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson
"The Grapes of Math" by Greg Tang
"I Went Walking" by Sue Williams
"The Runaway Bunny" by Margaret Wise Brown
"The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper
"Is Your Mama a Llama?" by Deborah Guarino
"Pancakes, Pancakes!" by Eric Carle