Dear Parent/Guardian,
Your child is currently working on the literacy strategy, Recognize and explain cause-and-effect relationships, which helps with the overall goal, Comprehension.
Understanding cause-and-effect relationships is a basic thinking skill. It is a strategy used by readers to understand why things happen the way they do in the text. Students are taught to look for clue words that will assist them in determining the cause and effect of the events in the text. It is a strategy that is not only used in reading, but it is experienced in day to day life.
Readers who Recognize and explain cause-and-effect relationships understand that in-text events happen (effects), along with the reason why they happen (causes). When students recognize this relationship, comprehension is increased.
—Mrs. Boushey
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