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Comprehension
We seek meaning from our reading.

Guided Reading -in small group
*Students reread familiar instructional level text
*Students read a new instructional level text
*Students respond to the text through discussion and skills are reviewed.

Literature Circles- in small group
* Students independently read a chapter book, or theme based selection .
*Students meet in mixed ability groups to talk about the reading.

Literature Works -full group
The anthology program provides a resource for a common experience in the classroom for skill introduction and reinforcement.

Independent Reading
Students are encouraged, and time is provided for students to read self-selected and teacher provided texts related to science, math, social studies each day.

Shared Reading
Big books, charts, overhead transparency texts, and books are read out loud while the teacher models how readers think about their reading.
 

           Fluency
We practice expressive, connected oral reading to support comprehension.

Choral Reading
Students read out loud poetry, class letters, short stories, and articles.

Paired Reading
Students alternate reading out loud with a partner.

Rereading
Parts of our reading is read out loud to support opinions and responses to literature.

Super Readers
Each student has the opportunity to prepare to read out loud a book at their instructional level to read out loud to a small group of peers. This student leads a conversation about the book shared with group members.

   Phonics
We play and work with words.

    Reading Strategies
This is a bookmark of strategies to help readers to figure out unfamiliar words.

Bookmark courtesy of Bill Anders.

Writing

We write every day for many different purposes.

*Students write sentences, stories, essays, poetry, friendly letters, thank you notes, lists, paragraphs, and research reports.

*Select pieces of writing are proofread, edited and revised to publish for sharing with peers.

Printing Pals Club
As needed,  small groups of students meet throughout the year to review letter formation.