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Illustrations are pictures/images.
They are important because the help you get context clues needed to read and understand text.

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Students understanding how a book is held, where they can start reading on each page. How to follow the construction of a book/

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Words that are introduced in order to facilitate understanding when reading.
It is important because it is essential to understanding the content/text.

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The way that the author (and illustrator) have set up the text; readers who are able to recognize the structure of the text are able to follow along, keep track of information, and gain understanding from all aspects of the text. -A. Reed

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The way that the author (and illustrator) have set up the text; readers who are able to recognize the structure of the text are able to follow along, keep track of information, and gain understanding from all aspects of the text. -A. Reed

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Building blocks of literacy includes phonological awareness or the ability to recognize sounds in words. It can support with decoding, spelling, word recognition

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Vocabulary are the tier 1,2, 3 words that students need to have access to while reading. Vocabulary Tier 3 words are that are specialized based on a particular subject.

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It’s important to know or review some high frequency words to help connect the story in the students mind. This will at least he’ll them get to an unknown word and use other tools to figure out that word.  But words like it, at, is, in etc are good to know beforehand for our beginning readers.

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Literacy is based on hearing and reading sounds & words in order to read text. It is the foundation of reading and comprehension.
It is important because it is the foundation for every reader.

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Sentence complexity impacts fluency. It is important for students to understand when to take a breathe at commas in more complex sentences- Michelle

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Students will be introduced to new words in the text and the definition of the word. It is important for students to learn vocabulary words and the definition of the words so they can understand the meaning of the word in the text and how it is used in the text.

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Malcolm- Written language. Knowing a words structure/part, meaning, origin etc all help students to develop a relationship with a word that is transferable to other words

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Malcolm- Written language. Knowing a words structure/part, meaning, origin etc all help students to develop a relationship with a word that is transferable to other words

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This is the way kids can have access to the text. It brings background knowledge and connects it to their reading skills.

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Illustrations are images that enhance the story, that help tell a story in a different way. Sometimes illustration grant greater access to the story for readers who may not be able to read the text.

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Words create our language and our literacy. Words are essential to our communication. It's important that students understand the difference between letters, words, sentences, paragraphs, pages, etc. because words convey more complex meaning than letters and work together to create sentences.

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Themes and ideas can help students make connections to books their previously read or personal experiences which will help them have a better understanding of the text-Michelle

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Language and literacy refers to the semantics and syntax of a piece of literature.   This refers to the emerging abilities for students to understand language in the context of literacy. These are the foundational skills that are used to build great readers = Scarborough's Rope.

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vocabulary helps readers comprehend the text and builds / expands schema for specific topics.

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vocabulary helps readers comprehend the text and builds / expands schema for specific topics.

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Words in a particular text that enhance the meaning; readers who are able to understand content specific words (vocab) or "bigger words" that authors have selected are able to gain a deeper understanding of the text. A. Reed

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Words in a particular text that enhance the meaning; readers who are able to understand content specific words (vocab) or "bigger words" that authors have selected are able to gain a deeper understanding of the text. A. Reed

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Allows for kids to get a understanding for the author's purpose. Additionally, it can help students get a sense of feeling in a fictional text.

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In the early stages of reading, it refers to the child's understanding of how print is used in a book. How we read books (left to right), what the illustrations are versus the words, words vs. letters. This is important because understanding these things an initial building block to reading.

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Authors organize their books in specific ways, which is called the text structure. This is the way that information is presented and understood in a book. It's very important for students to understand the text structure so that they can access all of the content of the book.

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Matthew- the illustrator and author working together to help the reader understand what is happening.  This illustrations allow kids to cross-check and help them make their own mind movie.  Also, a great way for students to see facial expressions which helps determine character feelings.

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Matthew- the illustrator and author working together to help the reader understand what is happening.  This illustrations allow kids to cross-check and help them make their own mind movie.  Also, a great way for students to see facial expressions which helps determine character feelings.

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Illustration is important for students to have a visual aide when cross-checking to see if the word matches the pictures. Also, students can use to the pictures in the story to describe what is happening in the story or on a specific page.

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Words that are used to enhance the richness of a text. Students need to know the mean of specific voc words in order to truly understand the meaning of a text

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-Malcolm-Drawn pictures, maps etc. These all lead the child to a deeper understanding of the text they are reading. Younger kids use illustrations to bring meaning to text.

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-Malcolm-Drawn pictures, maps etc. These all lead the child to a deeper understanding of the text they are reading. Younger kids use illustrations to bring meaning to text.

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They way a text is structured (compare/contrast, problem/solution, etc.) helps students determine the main the idea or big idea of a text. - Michelle

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How the author organizes the text to lead to understanding of their purpose in writing the text- KGJ

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Language is the foundation to literacy. Students develop language and literacy skills to help them access a text.

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Content is the nature of the reading. Content is the specific study of information that students will encounter while reading the text that the author has written for the audience. It is important for kids to know to have access to what they are reading about and gain context.

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The theme of a story can be conveyed using characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a combination of all of these elements.

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They are the best way for cross checking words that the kids cant read yet.

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Matthew- students will be introduced to a new language.  Some need to be pre-taught to understand the text.  Some words can be taught with a drop-in.  Other words, students can learn strategies to figure out what they mean by using context clues.

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Matthew- students will be introduced to a new language.  Some need to be pre-taught to understand the text.  Some words can be taught with a drop-in.  Other words, students can learn strategies to figure out what they mean by using context clues.

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Malcolm-Words kids hear and see. Language an literacy go hand in hand in making sure that kids can hear words spoken, recognize those words in text, and ultimately be able to write using that knowledge.

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Malcolm-Words kids hear and see. Language an literacy go hand in hand in making sure that kids can hear words spoken, recognize those words in text, and ultimately be able to write using that knowledge.

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The "meat" of the text/what is being taught or what the text is about; readers who are able to ID this can access background knowledge, use schema, and then add on to their knowledge while reading. -A. Reed

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The "meat" of the text/what is being taught or what the text is about; readers who are able to ID this can access background knowledge, use schema, and then add on to their knowledge while reading. -A. Reed

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This is what information the author is trying to convey. It's so important that kids understand that books have messages, purposes, and that you can learn something from a book. Reading isn't just decoding.

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Length/parts of a sentence. For fluency and comprehension KGJ

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A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, but a dependent clause even though it has a subject and a verb cannot stand alone.

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Words to look at, new word/ sight words.

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Text features in nonfiction such as a glossary, table of contents, index, etc. are important for kids to know what they are and how they are used to support their understanding of a text- Michelle

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Allows for kids to build schema as well as make connections across text.

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These are new words to students that help them access the text.

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Vocabulary refers to the words we must understand to communicate effectively.

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A way to classify texts; when you know the genre you are able to "set your mind up" (thinking jobs) for reading the particular text. -A. Reed

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A way to classify texts; when you know the genre you are able to "set your mind up" (thinking jobs) for reading the particular text. -A. Reed

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Helpful for students to make connections to the text and to help them figure out words that they may not know.- Michelle

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Illustrations help the student figure out unknown by cross checking.

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Javetta-fiction or nonfiction It is the type of literature that students read. It is important to know so that kids can navigate a variety of literature using a specific skills.  

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Javetta-fiction or nonfiction It is the type of literature that students read. It is important to know so that kids can navigate a variety of literature using a specific skills.  

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Genre is what type of book it is. It's important for kids to know because there are different thinking jobs, text features, demands of texts, and authors craft moves associated with different genres. Understanding the genre helps kids understand the book.

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The type of book. Knowing the genre helps with comprehension and structure. 

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The type of book. Knowing the genre helps with comprehension and structure. 

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Words in the story that the reader must know in order to comprehend what is happening- KGJ

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Words in the story that the reader must know in order to comprehend what is happening- KGJ

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In literature, the genre is determined by the subject, setting or plot of the story.

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It is important for kids to know the genre so they know their thinking jobs for the text-Michelle