Reading Workshop: CAFÉ
You may hear your child talking about “CAFE”. No, we are not having a coffee break each day☺. CAFE is an acronym we use to identify the four main areas of reading. Throughout the year, we will meet individually with children on a regular basis to set goals and work on strategies to help them become better readers. The students’ goals will change as they continue to make progress.
When you come into our classrooms, you will find a CAFE bulletin board containing the strategies that we are currently focusing on.
“C” stands for Comprehension: The most important part of reading. Students will learn strategies to use in order to better understand what they are reading.
“A” stands for Accuracy. In this category, students will learn strategies that will help them read the words correctly.
“F” stands for Fluency. Students who read fluently are able to understand more about what they read. This category includes strategies that help students read accurately, with expression, and at an appropriate rate.
“E” stands for Expand Vocabulary. This category includes strategies that help students find the meaning of unknown words.
We use the CAFE system within our Daily Five structure each day in order to create effective whole-class, small-group, and side-by-side instruction that best meets the needs of our students.