The APE strategy is used when answering questions during our reading and writing lessons. We will continue to practice these skills in class while we get more familiar with the A.P.E. model for answering questions. I hope to include some sample answers so that you can see the criteria we use. You may also see this used when I assess the work the students complete in their daily writing activities. I hope the picture will help you to see what I am referring to in my comments.
When reading nightly with your child it would be helpful to ask your child questions about the story. Make sure that he/she is giving full sentence answers to the question, (not one word answers). I.e. Why was Anna angry at the party? Anna was angry because the dog jumped up and ate her cake. In the story they talked about the dog having cake all over his face. That happened to a friend of mine and it made him very angry because it was his cake.
