Running Record and Mini-lesson

Daniel's Running Record
Daniel's accuracy rate was 91%; his error rate and self-correction rate were both 1 :11. Daniel's biggest issue is that he is not monitoring for comprehension. When he has difficulty reading a word, he doesn't check if his decoding makes sense. He has to learn monitoring for comprehension strategies, namely, thinking about what makes sense.
To begin my mini-lesson, I will model the thinking about what makes sense strategy for Daniel. I choose a book, begin to read aloud, and stop when I come across a difficult word to read. I'll model trying to sound out the word and looking at the pictures for clues. I'll show him that those strategies are not helping me, so I've got to use another one. Reading the phrases before and after the hard-to-read word, I'll show Daniel that I'm thinking about what makes sense; I'm using textual cues to figure out what this word says.
After modeling for Daniel, we'll try it together as many times as it takes for him to understand and effectively use this strategy. Then, I'll ask him to try independently. With direct explanation, modeling, guided practice, and independent work, Daniel will be able to monitor for comprehension by thinking about what makes sense.