Jan Richardson Reading Comprehension Materials
The Standards We’re Working On
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
The standards above are those I would like the mentors to focus on in composing discussion questions. Questions are to be formulated as more of yellow and red style guided reading questions, rather than the green type.
So let’s get into the study of inferencing and prediction.
Check the following sites:
Safari Montage (best accessed from the school link)
Search for inferencing and educate yourself.
Then, using these PPTs, construct a blog conversation inviting your buddy to read a section of the text and infer from it.
Inferencing 1
Dellatte Online 