The Cafe Menu!
The Cafe Book and The Daily Five go hand in hand. Through The Daily Five, we teach children to read and work independently or with a partner. Through The Cafe Book, teachers organize their time to meet with students individually or in small groups during the 90 minute reading block. During our small group and individualized instruction time, we find where each student has needs and work towards those goals.
CAFE stands for
Comprehension
Accuracy
Fluency
Expanded Vocabulary
During the year, we will learn different strategies that come from the Cafe Menu. Below is a breakdown of the four components, and what skills we will teach within each section.
CAFE stands for
Comprehension
Accuracy
Fluency
Expanded Vocabulary
During the year, we will learn different strategies that come from the Cafe Menu. Below is a breakdown of the four components, and what skills we will teach within each section.
ComprehensionI understand what I read
Strategies *Check for understanding *Back Up and Reread *Monitor and fix up *Retell the Story *Use prior knowledge to connect with text *Make a picture or mental image *Ask questions throughout the reading process *Predict what will happen; use text to confirm *Infer and Support with evidence *Use text features (titles, headings, captions, graphic features) *Summarize text; include sequence of main events *Use main idea and supporting details to determine importance *determine and analyze author's purpose and support with text *Recognize literacy elements (genre, plot, character, setting, problem/resolution, theme) *Recognize and explain cause-and-effect relationships *Compare and contrast within and between text |
AccuracyI can read the words
Strategies *Cross checking...Do the pictures and/or words look right? Do they sound right? Do they make sense? *Use the pictures...Do the words and pictures match? *Use beginning and ending sounds *Blend sounds; stretch and re-read. *Flip the sound *Chunk letters and sounds together *Skip the word, then come back *Trade a word/guess a word that makes sense |
FluencyI can read accurately, with expression, and understand what I read
Strategies *Voracious reading *Read appropriate-level texts that are a good fit *Reread text *Practice common sight words and high frequency words *Adjust and apply different reading rates to match text *Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody (end marks, commas, etc.) |
Expand VocabularyI know, find, and use interesting words
Strategies *Voracious reading *Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing *Use pictures, illustration, and diagrams *Use word parts to determine the meaning of words (prefixes, suffixes, origins, abbreviations, etc.) *Use prior knowledge and context to predict and confirm meaning *Ask someone to define the word for you *Use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries as tools |