Reading+Detective


 * Strategy Name:** Reading Detectives
 * Strategy Description:** This activity shows students the clues a title can give to a reader
 * Description/Name of the class in which you would use this strategy:** First Grade Reading
 * Rationale:** Tackling content area literacy can be tough! This lesson shows students that even the title can help you figure out the text. It will give them another tool to help figure out what the text is about and what they want to get out of it.
 * Procedure:**
 * Share the prompt in //The Reading Detective Club// (copy is in binder) on page 133.
 * Assign groups to solve each of the missing article titles (copies in binder)
 * Discuss as a class, highlight the fact that a title can help your position as a reader.
 * Diverse Learners:**
 * This lesson will benefit students that do not rely on pictures to decode.
 * This lesson will challenge students that have a hard time summarizing texts and picking out the main idea.
 * Potential Issues:**
 * Students may have a hard time deciding as a team what the title should be.
 * Students may not be able to figure it out on their own.
 * Implementation Suggestions:**
 * You may want to give all groups the same text to see what different perspectives and ideas come up.
 * Try doing it in reverse: give a title and see if they can figure out what the text would be about.
 * Resources:**
 * Goodman, D. 1999. //The Reading Detective Club: Solving the mysteries of reading.// Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.