Post: January 3, 2012
Read to Yourself
The best way to become a better reader is to practice each day, with books you choose, on your just-right reading level. It soon becomes a habit.
Guidelines for choosing a “Just Right Book” for reading:
Read to Someone
Reading to someone allows for more time to practice strategies, helping you work on fluency and expression, check for understanding, hear your own voice, and share in the learning community.
Work on Writing
Just like reading, the best way to become a better writer is to practice writing each day.
Listen to Reading
We hear examples of good literature and fluent reading. We learn more words, thus expanding our vocabulary and becoming better readers.
Spelling / Word Work
Correct spelling allows for more fluent writing, thus speeding up the ability to write and get thinking down on paper. This is an essential foundation for writers.
Source: “The Daily 5″ by Gail Boushey & Joan Moser
WORDS OF THE WEEK
Each week our class will be practicing a new set of high frequency sight words. These words have been carefully selected as the more common words that every child should recognize in order to be successful with his/her reading. Students will be learning these words through a variety of games and activities. Please practice these words at home with your child as well.
To view the complete list of W.O.W. words, click on the book below.
W.O.W. Word ListsFor a list of ideas on how to integrate the learning of these words at home, click on the picture below.
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