Question bank: Reader Formation: Introduction

In our class today, we learned about the story of Patati, a very nice girl who loves to read and listen to stories. She has a shelf full of colorful books and each one tells a different adventure! Thinking about our friend Patati and our own adventures with books, I want you to write about a book that you really like. It can be a book that you have read alone or one that someone read to you. Describe what happens in the story, who the main characters are, and why you like this book so much.

In the story 'Chapeuzinho Amarelo', by Chico Buarque, the protagonist is very afraid of everything, but her biggest concern is with the 'Wolf', which is actually a great mystery. In one of the passages of the book, Chapeuzinho creates some rhymes to try to deal with her fear. Considering the literary context and the importance of the text for the reader's development, what is the relationship between the rhymes created by Chapeuzinho and the development of reading comprehension strategies by 1st-grade elementary school students? Explain how the practice of identifying patterns and sound repetitions in rhymes can help in the progress of reading and understanding by young readers, and what is the influence of this process on overcoming fears and insecurities common in this age group.

Imagine that one day you go to the school library with your Portuguese teacher. There, she chooses a book to read aloud to the class. You sit in a circle and start listening to the story, looking at the pictures and thinking about what is happening. After the teacher finishes reading, she asks some questions about the book to see if you understood the story. Now, write: Why is it important to pay attention when the teacher reads the book and then think about what you heard? What can you do to help your teacher know that you understood the story?

You must have read some stories at school or at home, right? Reading is very important for us to learn new things and travel to amazing places using only our imagination! Now, think of a story that you love and tell me: why do you like this story? What catches your attention the most in it?

Imagine you are a detective and have just discovered a mystery in a storybook. Describe what you read and tell how you think the story will end. Remember to use the clues you read in the book and the things you have already learned about detective stories to help solve the mystery! Now, draw an important scene from the story that shows something you think will happen.