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by Martha Conradt | Nov 8, 2021 | Mentor Tips
Here are a few tips and tools to help you make the most of each reading and mentoring session: Take a few minutes to chat and connect with your student: Talk about your hobbies or job, and what you like to read. Ask your student to tell you about their day. For...
by Pauly Hart | Oct 5, 2017 | Mentor Tips
Strategies for Decoding Words Chunk the word Look for a chunk you know (-ing, -and, -art) Look for a word part you know (be-,-er) Skip it! Skip the word. Read to the end of the sentence. Go back and re-read it. Stretch Out the Word Stretch the word out slowly. Put the...
by Sarah Gaikwad | Jan 12, 2016 | Mentor Tips
We’ve been connecting with our teachers to get some feedback on strategies to best engage their students during our reading sessions. Below are the tips shared by a first grade teacher at Garfield. For the “animal name” strategies not all teachers use the animal names...
by Sarah Gaikwad | Jan 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recently a teacher suggested the following reading format/outline as help to the volunteers in her room. Consider trying it with your student! Talk about the pictures in the book Scan for obscure vocabulary to preview (ex. ‘machine’ in a book about a farm) Read...
