The Literacy CAFE Menu (Quick View) Comprehension Accuracy Fluency Expand Vocabulary
Comprehension Check for understanding, Reread, Monitor and fix up, Use prior knowledge to connect with text, Predict, Use main idea or supporting details, Recognize literacy elements (genre, plot, character, setting, problem/solution, theme.
Accuracy Cross checking- do the pictures and words make sense, Use the pictures, Use beginning and ending sounds, Blend sounds, re-read, Chunk letters and sounds together, Skip the word and come back, Trade a word/guess a word that makes sense.
Fluency I can read accurately, with expression, I can understand what I read, Read appropriate-level texts that are a good fit, re-read text, practice common sight words, Use punctuation to enhance phrasing.
Expanded Vocabulary I know and use interesting words, Voracious reading, Use word parts to determine the meaning of words, Use dictionaries and thesauruses and glossaries as tools, Use pictures, illustrations and diagrams. Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing.