Before Reading
Building Background
Make text-to-text connections with other tales that you have read to the class or that children have read during guided reading. Have them talk about how a tale is different from other narrative stories.
Introducing the Book
Show children the book and ask: What do you notice about the front of the book (title, author, illustrator, picture)? What do you think this story will be about? Why do you think that?
Book Walk
While doing your Book Walk, go through as much of the book as you feel is necessary, pointing out anything you think will challenge children as they are reading. This is a time when you are reminding them of the various reading strategies discussed in class as well as familiarizing them with the format of the book. This step is to help reduce the anxiety that some children feel when they are faced with a book that has text with unfamiliar vocabulary.
Go to During Reading
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