Summer School Literacy Pacing Guide

Reading Conference Notes
Student Name
Grade
Adapt these questions to prompt student responses during your discussion about his or her independent reading book. Be sure
to sample from all the categories to reflect understanding at the deepest levels.
The student can…
Notes
answer literal questions:
How many…?
What is…?
Where did…?
Who was…?
retell or summarize the text:
Tell me what happened.
What comes first, second, third?
When did…?
Tell me what it was about?
Retell the piece.
merge thinking with content:
What did you learn?
What do you think?
What does this remind you of?
What do you wonder?
What do you infer?
What did you visualize?
What makes you say/think that?
How did you come up with that?
acquire knowledge:
What did you learn that you think is
important to remember?
Why does it matter?
What do you think are some big ideas
here?
Say more about that.
What do you think the author wants you
to get out of this?
actively use knowledge:
How can you use what you learned in
your life?
Is there a way you can get involved?
What do you want to do about this?
Why do you want to take action?
How do you think you can help?
What is your plan?
Adapted from Comprehension and Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action ©2009 by Stephanie Harvey and Harvey Daniels.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Summer School Literacy ASSESSMENT • Heinemann ©2009 by Judy Wallis, Stephanie Harvey, and Anne
Goudvis