• Monthly Reading Calendars are sent home with students in Grades 1-5. Please track the minutes your child is reading, add them, sign at the bottom each week, and return the calendar.

     

     

     

    KINDERGARTEN PRACTICE 

    Decodable sentences or books go home in the Ziploc baggie each night for extra practice

    • Practice sight/popcorn words
    • Say a word with 3 or 4 sounds
      • Ask your child to identify the sounds
      • This does NOT have to be a word your child can read or spell
    • Practice dictation/encoding-writing small, 3 letter words
      • (give your child a spelling quiz-hop, sit, hat, cup, met, etc.)
      • He/she should also know patterns including:
        • sh, ch, -ck, qu (coming soon: th, ee, ar)
    • Read a story to your child
      • Ask who the characters are
      • Have your child retell the story-using characters' names-not pronouns
        • There should be a beginning, middle, and end to the retell
      • Ask where the story takes/took place
    • Ask your child to write a few sentences about something fun you did, and draw a picture to go along with it! Don't have him/her correct the spelling, unless you know it's a pattern athat's been taught IN SCHOOL. OR, have your child draw the picture first, and then write about it
    • Have your child write a letter to someone special
      • Grandma, Pap, Auntie...etc.,
      • Become Pen Pals with that person and save these in a special place. They will be treasured many years later

     

    GRADE 1 PRACTICE

    Decodable books~your child should be rereading the black/white copy of the story sent home each night to practice the pattern of the day/week

    • He/she could also reread an old decodable book to practice previously taught patterns to solidify skills 
    • Each student could also practice small chapter books with your help
    • It's always a great idea for parents/guardians/caregivers to read aloud to children to model fluency, and, if time, ask questions about the story being read
    • Questions could include:
        • What is the setting of the story (time/place)
          • Students should know this is "when" & "where" the story takes place
        • Who are the characters in the story
        • Can you retell the story
          • Students should know to tell the beginning, middle, and end-IN ORDER
          • Have your child retell the story-using characters' names-not pronouns
        • What is the problem
        • How did they solve it (solution)

     

    GRADE 2 PRACTICE

    Decodable books~your child should be rereading the black/white copy of the story sent home each night to practice the pattern of the day (we learn several per week)- ai, ay, -ck, etc. 

    • He/she could also reread an old decodable book to practice previously taught patterns to solidify skills
    • Each student could also practice reading chapter books for enjoyment
    • It's always a great idea for parents/guardians/caregivers to read aloud to children to model fluency, and, if time, ask questions about the story being read
    • Questions might include:
      • What is the setting 
        • Students should know this is BOTH Time AND Place
      • Who are the characters
        • How do they change throughout the story
        • Name/identify a character trait~ and provide examples from the story to support your trait
          • Traits should be one word that describe the character-not physically, but adjectives that describe someone on the inside. Here are some examples to help: honest, brave, compassionate, courageous, loyal, generous, devoted, sincere, patient, fair, kind, greedy, impatient, cruel, selfish 
      • Retell the story: a simple retell needs to include the beginning, middle, & end (IN ORDER!)
      • Have your child retell the story-using characters' names-not pronouns
      • What is the problem 
      • What is the solution 

     

    GRADES 3-5 PRACTICE

     Each student should practice reading for enjoyment daily (unless there is too much homework)

    • Chapter books
    • Sports Illustrated for Kids
    • Graphic Novels or Comic Books
    • Magazines/E-zines
    • The Newspaper (Comic section, sports section)
    • Audio books (in addition to reading - as summer/weekend idea)

    Have reading time - when everyone, in the entire household, stops everything and reads

    It's always a great idea for parents/guardians/caregivers to read aloud to children to model fluency as well, and, if time, ask questions about the story being read (yes, even in 5th grade!)

    • Questions might include:
      • What is the setting 
        • Setting includes BOTH Time AND Place
      • Who are the characters - main and supporting
        • How do they change throughout the story, with examples to support this
        • Name 2 character traits that decribe the main character~ and examples from the story to support your idea
          • One word traits that describe the character-not physically, but adjectives that describe someone on the inside. Here are some examples to help: honest, brave, compassionate, courageous, loyal, generous, devoted, sincere, patient, fair, kind, greedy, impatient, cruel, selfish 
        • Do you know the Point of View: the point of view is the view from which the narrator is telling the story
          • ~HINT~IGNORE what's inside the quotes! They will trick you
          • 1st Person: I, me, us, we, ours, ourselves, we'll
          • 3rd Person: they, them, theirs, his, him, hers, its, her, Sheila, he, she, theirself, Jamal
          • 2nd Person: ~ you, yours GRADES 4/5 ONLY 
      • Can you retell the story-using characters' names-not pronouns-you may be surprised how many begin with he/she/they
        • retell ~ including the beginning, middle, & end (IN ORDER)
      • What is the problem 
      • How did they solve it/what was the solution 
Last Modified on May 6, 2020