Daily Cafe
CAFÉ is an acronym that stands for Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expanding vocabulary. During our Daily 5 time, our class will focus on four areas of reading. The system allows us and the children to set goals. It also helps with developing small group instruction of students with similar goals, as well as one on one conferring to meet all students needs. Some examples of goals we will work on are:
Comprehension
~I understand what I read~
•Retell the story
•Check for understanding
•Make predictions
•Ask Questions
•Make a mental image/picture
•Check for understanding
•Make predictions
•Ask Questions
•Make a mental image/picture
Accuracy
~I can read the words~
•Use the pictures
•Blend sounds
•Use beginning and ending sounds
•Chunk sounds/words
•Skip over unknown words
•Take a guess and move on
•Blend sounds
•Use beginning and ending sounds
•Chunk sounds/words
•Skip over unknown words
•Take a guess and move on
Fluency
~I can read smoothly~
•Read “Good-Fit” books
•Practice sight words.
•Reread text
•Practice sight words.
•Reread text
Expand Vocabulary
~I understand what I read~
•Use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries as tools.
•Ask someone to define a word for you.
•Use pictures, illustrations, and diagrams.
•Ask someone to define a word for you.
•Use pictures, illustrations, and diagrams.