Reading

This week: Raising Dragons

Including lessons on comprehension, comparing and contrasting, vocabulary, VERBS!

Current Theme:

Theme 4: Animal Habitats

Vocabulary, Fact vs. Opinion, syllabication review, dictionary: parts of speech - base words/inflected forms, irregular/helping verbs, subject-verb agreement, Venn Diagram, compare & contrast, Spelling: adding endings-patterns, multiple meaning words, making judgments, prefixes/suffixes, base words/inflected forms, using the correct verb tense.

Theme 3: Incredible Stories

Vocabulary, Fantasy vs. Realism, Comprehension, plurals, finding meaning using context, possessive nouns, following directions, -er/-est endings, Spelling patterns, choosing the correct meaning, What is a Verb?, Exact verbs, drawing conclusions, structural analysis, Dictionary: Pronunciation Key, Past/Present tense, subject-verb agreement, Story Map, prefixes, homophones, using a thesaurus, dialogue, Four Sight

Check out this great site to have a story read to you (by an actor)... very cool!

http://www.storylineonline.net/index2.html

2008 Book Recommendation List:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97212769

Fiddler on the Roof fan? Check out the lyrics to the song, Traditions! The students have been introduced to this song =0)

Following are a list of skills that we will be studying/learning:

Theme 2 Celebrating Traditions: Trickster Tales

Vocabulary, Spelling, Comprehension, Author’s Viewpoint, Compound words, Long Vowels, Word Families, Common/Proper Nouns, Comparing & Contrasting, Categorizing, singular/plural nouns, the long O, I sound, Run on sentences, Cluster Maps, Noting Details, complete sentences, Contractions, Rhyming words, Definitions, Four Sight

Reading Comprehension is, obviously, such a huge part of reading.


 * Before your child and you read;** do a picture walk through where you look at the pictures (if there are any) in the story. Discuss the pictures and how they might clue the reader in to what the story is about.


 * As your child and you read together;** stop to ask them questions about the text. Ask them about predictions they might have.


 * After your child has read;** help your child to summarize (begin with modeling and then passing the torch slowly to them), have your child retell the story using sequencing, and have your child tell you their favorite part.


 * Is reading every night a struggle between you and your child? Ask Mrs. Libell for some tips to making reading more enjoyable (for you and your child!!!)**



(10.10.08 In Class via Smartboard) Proofreading practice with many different skills, click on the story name and look below in the box for the skill of that story. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm

Houghton Mifflin Reading Program: Activities for Teachers, Parents and Children [|www.eduplace.com] http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmr06/3/ (to choose specific theme we are working on - additional activities available on the right hand side!) Challenge spelling words, vocabulary activities, etc)

Ideas for Helping to Improve Your Child's Reading Fluency:

http://www.ves.wpsb.org/focus/ways%20to%20help.html