The 4 Roles Reading Framework for literacy and reading development in the Middle School

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The 4 Roles Reading Frameworkfor literacy and
reading development in the Middle School
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Successful readers use the 4 roles

• Code breaker
• Text User
• Text Participant
• Text Analyst

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CODE BREAKER

• ROLE
• Identify the words, phrases, and terminology that
  are difficult and/or vital to understanding the
  text.
• Once these words are identified, the Code Breaker
  works to define these important words.
• Its all about breaking the code.

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TEXT USER

• ROLE
• Formulate a comprehensive understanding of the
  text as it is read. (The big picture)
• Once this understanding is established, the Text
  User describes it in another form - illustration,
  poetry, script, song, diagram, symbols, etc.
• Its all about interpreting the text.

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TEXT PARTICIPANT

• ROLE
• Make connections between the text and ones
  personal experiences, prior knowledge, or
  understanding of similar texts.
• Once these connections are made, the Text
  Participant uses them to have a conversation
  with the author about the text.
• Its all about you, the reader.

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TEXT ANALYST

• ROLE
• Identify the authors position and purpose for
  writing the text.
• Once the authors intentions are uncovered, the
  Text Analyst evaluates how well the author
  accomplishes these goals, as well as the possible
  impact this piece of writing may have on its
  readers.
• Its all about the author.

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FAT Questions

• Questions (as well as statements) are especially
  useful for the Text Participant and the Text
  Analyst.
• Deep, probing questions that begin with How? or
  Why? promote deeper conversations and greater
  understanding of the text.

Limit your use of Who? What? Where? When?
questions, which can easily be answered by the
text itself.