(Children repeat
each line as they do in the “Rules of the Classroom.”)
The tools, the
tools, the tools of good readers.
(Children repeat.)
(Snap fingers and
sway from left to right.)
Look, look, look
at the picture. (Children repeat.)
(Point fingers to
eyes.)
The tools, the
tools, the tools of good readers.
(Children repeat.)
Sound, sound,
sound out the letters…(Point to ears.)
Go back, go back,
and read it again….(Twirl hands around.)
Do you see a
smaller chunk that you can read?...(Hold up thumb and index finger.)
*Make a chart with
the “tools of good readers” for your classroom. Remind children to use one of the tools when they come to a
word they don’t know.
*Let children make
an individual “tool box” that they can take home and use over the summer.
*Encourage
children to think out loud by asking, “How did you know that word?” Reinforce the rules by saying, “Oh, you
looked at the picture. Good job!”
http://www.drjean.org/html/monthly_act/act_2007/07_Summer2007/ToolsOfGoodRdrs.pdf