Pause periodically to ask students what the text is really saying. For example,
1.When Mum says, “Let’s go, lazybones.”
Text cue: “We’re really leaving our island home!”
Ask: “Why do you think she’s not packing? What do you think she’ll do before she leaves?”
- When she says, “I don’t know what to take!”
Text cue: She’s overwhelmed and unsure about what to pack.
Ask: “What do you think she’ll decide to bring? Will it be something small or big?”
- After the girl in the story visits her favorite places one last time.
Text cue: She chews sugarcane, smells roast corn and walks to the beach.
Ask: “Do you think she’ll find something special there? What might she do with it?”
- When the girl spots the shell and decides what to pack.
Text cue: “Now I know what to pack.”
Ask: “Why do you think she picked the shell? What will she do with it?”
- When the plane lands in Canada.
Text cue: “I can’t believe how enormous the city is.”
Ask: “How do you think she feels right now? What will she do when she gets to her new home?”