The Daily C.A.F.E

Strategies	Strategies	Strategies	Strategies
Check for Understanding	Cross checking-Do the pictures and/or words look right? Does it sound right and make sense?	Voracious reading	Voracious reading
Back up and Reread	Use the pictures-Do the word and sentence match?	Read appropriate level text that are "Good Fit"	Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in my speaking and writing
Monitor and Fix up	Use beginning sounds and ending sounds	Reread Text	Use pictures, illustrations, and diagrams
Retell the Story	Blend sounds, stretch and read	Practice common sight words and high frequency words	Use word parts to determine reading of words (prefixes, suffixes, origins, abbreviations)
Use prior knowledge to connect with text	Flip the sounds	Adjust and apply different reading rates to match text	Use prior knowledge and context to predict and confirm meaning
Make a picture or mental image	Chunk letters and sounds together	Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody (end marks, commas, etc...)	Ask someone to define the word for you
Ask questions throughout the reading process	Skip the word and then come back		Use dictionaries, thesaurus, and glossaries as tools
Predict what will happen, use text to confirm	Trade a word/guess a word that makes sense
Infer and support with evidence
Use text features (titles, headings, captions, graphic features)
Summarize text, including sequence of main events
Use main idea and supporting details to determine importance
Determine and analyze author's purpose and support with text
Recognize literary elements: genre, plot, character, setting, problem, solution