GOLD

When I am reading a Gold book I am learning to…

• Read quietly or silently at a more rapid pace with automatic decoding helping my reading to become fluent
• Read aloud with intonation and expression without the need for sounding out and blending when they have been frequently encountered
• Read words containing a wider range of suffixes such as –ment, -ful and –ly
• Discuss how characters behave towards each other and give my opinion
• I can read ahead and use this to help self-correct
• Use my knowledge of sounds and words to read tricky words and explain their meaning
• Compare books noting similarities and differences
• Independently predict the content of a story using my wide knowledge of stories
• Locate information in a text to answer a specific question

You can help me by….

• Encourage me to use intonation and expression when reading

Asking me questions such as…

• Does this story remind you of any others? Why?
• Which characters do you like/dislike? Why?
• Why did the character do….?
• What was the character doing?
• How do you think the character feels?
• Where did they?
• Can you retell the story in your own words?
• What does this word mean?
• What do you think will happen next? Where you correct or not? Why