Green

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

Read fluently using the sounds that I know and am confident with

• Apply my knowledge of Phase 5 sounds although I am still learning these
• Use full stops, question marks and exclamations when I am reading
• Use different strategies to help me read unknown words
• Track the print with my eyes noticing when I have missed a line or a word
• Discuss the significance of the title and events
• Predict on the basis of what has been read so far
• Draw on what I already know or on background information
• Explain clearly what I have read
• Locate information in nonfiction books

You can help me by….

• Encouraging me to sound out each word carefully if I’m unsure
• Remind me that I can use the picture clues or re read the sentence if I am not sure on a word
• If there is a Phase 5 sound I have not yet come across, show me how to say it and encourage me to sound out
• If I am reading a longer word encourage me to split it up into smaller parts if I am struggling
• Remind me to pause at full stops and to think about how I need to change my voice if I am asking a question

Asking me questions such as…

•  What do you think this story will be about?
•  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?