What: Determine the type of concept and sort
How: By looking for clues from the author’s writing / How to read concept books:
What: Readers look for clues to see what their concept book is teaching them
How: by looking at the words, labels, and pictures
Post-its: mark what we notice / What: Readers compare similar concept books
How: by looking at similarities in the author’s labels, words, and pictures / What: Readers compare similar concept books
How: by looking at the differences in the author’s labels, words, and pictures / What: Readers get their mind ready to read
How: by looking at the cover and asking themselves “What do I expect to see/learn/read about in this concept book?”
Reading Strategies Chart:
What: Readers make prediction
How: by using the author’s clues, noticing the characteristics of the books, and thinking about what might come next in the concept book / Counting and ABC book focus (going backward or forward)
What: Readers compare similarities and differences of how author begin their concept book
How: by taking two books and sitting them side by side to compare how the author began their story
Books to use: Ten, nine, eight and Dots / How to read concept books:
What: Readers read concept books
How: by using pictures clues to figure out words
Reading Strategies Chart: / How to read concept books:
What: Readers read concept books
How: by paying attention to the first letter in words and using the picture clues
Reading Strategies Chart: / How to read concept books:
What: Readers read concept books
How: by finding words they know (word wall words)
Reading Strategies Chart:
What: Readers use talk about book marks to talk more about their books with their partner
How: by marking 1 spot in their book that matches the book mark and talking about that special page with their partners
Review talk about book mark chart / What: Readers think about what else could possibly be in the concept book that the author didn’t add
How: by thinking about what they know about concept books and what they noticed in other concept books / Reader’s Celebration
Additional Notes:
Invent ways to read concept books (Example: Guess what my pink object is?)
Talk about things you think about
Saying title out loud (Reading titles to students)
One to One matching by pointing under labels
Future Plans: Begin concept unit in reading workshop 2-3 days before concept unit in writing workshop
Reading Workshop Unit 2
Concept Books
Helmsburg Elementary Kindergarten