Routine · Comprehension
Predict, clarify, question, summarize
Work through a text in chunks using four thinking moves, with the student gradually taking the teacher's role.
- Time
- 15 to 20 minutes
- Skill
- Comprehension
- In a session plan
- Library only
When to use it
For students who can read the words but do not stop to check whether the text makes sense.
Materials
- A text split into short chunks
- A card for each of the four moves
Steps
Get ready
Show the four cards and say what each move is for.
I do
For the first chunk, do all four moves aloud: guess what comes next, fix a word or idea you were unsure of, ask a question, sum it up in a sentence.
We do
For the next chunk, the student does one move and you do the others. Pass a card to them each time.
You do
The student leads all four moves for the next chunks while you prompt only when needed.
Student: Predicts, clears up a confusion, asks a question and summarizes.
Check
At the end, ask which move helped them most with this text.
If the student...
Asks only questions with one-word answers.
Model a question that starts with why or how, have the student try one about the same part, and continue with the chunk.
Tips
- In a group, give each student one card per chunk and rotate the cards.
- Short chunks work best at first: a paragraph or two.
Original routines written by Literacy Trail. In the app, every routine is filled with your student's lesson.
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Have this routine filled in for every lesson
In Literacy Trail, the session plan picks a routine for each block and fills it with the words, sounds and sentence from your student's lesson. Every plan starts with a 15-day free trial.