ROURKE’S SCHOOL to HOME BEFORE AND DURING READING ACTIVITIES CONNECTIONS Before Reading Building Background Knowledge and Vocabulary Building background knowledge can help children process new information and build upon what they already know Before reading a book it is important to tap into what children already know about the topic This will help them develop their vocabulary and increase their reading comprehension Questions and Activities to Build Background Knowledge 1 Look at the front cover of the book and read the title What do you think this book will be about 2 What do you already know about this topic 3 Take a book walk and skim the pages Look at the table of contents photographs captions and bold words Did these text features give you any information or help you predict what you will read in this book Vocabulary Vocabulary Is Key to Reading Comprehension Use the following directions to prompt a conversation about each word Read the vocabulary words What comes to mind when you see each word What do you think each word means Vocabulary Words cartridge consoles developers gamepads mobile gaming programmers During Reading Reading for Meaning and Understanding To achieve deep comprehension of a book children are encouraged to use close reading strategies During reading it is important to have children stop and make connections These connections result in deeper analysis and understanding of a book Close Reading a Text During reading have children stop and talk about the following Any confusing parts Any unknown words Text to text text to self text to world connections The main idea in each chapter or heading Encourage children to use context clues to determine the meaning of any unknown words These strategies will help children learn to analyze the text more thoroughly as they read When you are finished reading this book turn to the next to last page for After Reading Questions and an Activity
Blast to the Past 4 Get Gaming 6 Golden Age of Arcade Games 12 Home Sweet Home 18 A Gamer’s World 24 Memory Game 30 Index 31 After Reading Questions 31 Activity 31 About the Author 32 Table of Contents
You know how it feels when you win a game Zoom across the finish line Beat the high score Gamers have been chasing that winning feeling for decades The earliest video games look nothing like today’s mega-battles and virtual worlds But without them we wouldn’t have the characters stories and competitions we love Let’s travel back in time to see how video games got their start Think you can get a high score in video game history Game on MOMENTS IN HISTORY Nimatron Tennis For Two Computer Space 1940 1958 1971 4 BLAST TO THE PAST
Shall We Play a Game High Score 198323232 WOPR Pac-Man Pokémon Nintendo Wii 1980 1996 2006 5
