0–3 · own start: “What clue makes you think that?” Welcome a chosen topic, one useful event/detail and private response.
3–8 · rich source / language: Reread Story K dialogue and last three paragraphs. Separate “It borrowed a journey, not a seat” stated detail from an inference such as why Mira laughs. Alternative inferences need a clue; “we cannot know” can be reasonable.
8–12 · print and word attention: Discuss enormous/little and thin mist: noun groups change what the reader imagines. Model “the enormous cloud” / “a pale ribbon”. Neither demands a visual mental image. Use one locally selected practice card for today, except held turns use their private eligible component. Blend then reread a useful phrase and check meaning; model correction only after a first reading. Unknown code is adult-read or taught separately. A child’s own attempted spelling is not silently corrected into independent evidence.
12–22 · make / choose: Choose one own character/setting detail that could help a reader understand an event. Tell what it might suggest; leave an uncertainty if useful.
22–25 · read back / useful next step: One stated clue, plausible interpretation or uncertainty; own chosen detail. Keep one brief exact phrase/picture note plus help if needed. Ask “What would help next?” Invite a child question. No mandatory sharing, perfect page, fixed amount or whole-class component checklist.
Change route: Day 23 choices.