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Feathers for Phoebe

19/5/2011

Hi Auburn North,

Have a look at the photos of KK who are all set for National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday 25th May at 11.00am. Don't they look fantastic with their beautiful feathered masks? Great job KK.

National Simultaneous Storytime aims to promote the value of reading and literacy using quality Australian literature. This year's picture book is the delightful story of Phoebe, a small grey bird who tries very hard to be fabulous, beautiful and glamorous like the other birds in the forest.
It has a wonderful message about self-acceptance, self esteem and learning that appearances aren't everything!

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18/5/2011

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Hi Auburn North,

Students from 5/4I and 6/5L were so deeply engrossed in their reading today they didn't notice me snapping a few photos of them displaying fantastic reading stamina.

We are learning to self-assess our reading behaviour this term based on criteria such as selection strategies, reading stamina, and borrowing for the PRC.
Students reflected using the stem...

'Today when I was reading I caught myself...'

'Reading the blurb to see if the book was of interest to me'
'Re-reading because I got to the end of the page and didn't know how I got there!'
'Doing the 5 finger test to see if the book was at the right level.'

What else have you caught yourself doing as you read?

Here are a few prompts to get you thinking...

Stopping to make a prediction
Making a connection; to self; to text; to world
Asking 'I wonder' questions
Imagining myself in the book
Re-reading
Skimming, scanning.

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