Welcome to Parent Information Night I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book. J.K Rowling

A Little Scoop on Me 5 th year as the LAP Reading Specialist here at Challenger Beatrice: graduate of Skyline and now at Tulane Teddy: at Skyline and a graduate of the Sunny Hills program in 06 Children's book junkie

Reading Club Eligibility Factors: Kindergarten Screening Assessment: upper/lower letter id, letter sounds and 25 Sight Words F&P Instructional Level – based on a combination of accuracy and comprehension Stanford and/or SBA scores June’s report card “Reads Grade Level Text” grade

Volume: Kids need to read a lot. Level: Kids need to feel successful. Stamina: Kids need to be able to read for 30 minutes at a time. Choice: Kids need to be interested in what they are reading. Fluency: Kids need to read smoothly and attend to punctuation. What the Research Says

Richard Allington on: “…the average higher achieving students read approximately three times as much each week as their lower achieving classmates…” (From Richard Allington’s What Really Matters For Struggling Readers) The Importance of Volume

Richard Allington on: “…a lot of high success reading is absolutely critical to reading development…” (From Richard Allington’s What Really Matters for Struggling Readers) A “just right” book is one that a child can: Enjoy Understand Has words that can be solved using clues from the book Read at a reasonable pace The Importance of High Success Reading

Richard Allington on: “Reading stamina is important…All children need to acquire the ability to read for at least 30 minutes independently.” (From Richard Allington’s What Really Matters For Struggling Readers) The Importance of Stamina

Richard Allington on: “Choice is an important factor when it comes to reading development…providing choices for students over what to read…(is) strongly related to student reading growth.” (From Richard Allington’s What Really Matters For Struggling Readers) The Importance of Choice

F&P Leveled Literacy Intervention Smaller groups – 4 student max High interest fiction and non fictions books, levels A-Q Hands on Word Work and Phonics activities Writing about reading

Black and White Take Home Books Reinforces in-class learning Supports high success reading Promotes volume and stamina

Weekly Reading Log Ways to Support Your Child’s Reading at Home: Child reads aloud to a family member Echo read with your child Buddy read with your child

Other Helpful Word Solving Strategies Are: Look at the beginning sounds and the ending sounds. Stretch out the word and put the sounds together. Look for a word chunk that you already know. Look at the pictures for clues Skip the word and come back to it after you’ve read the whole sentence. “What would make sense here?” is the new, “Sound it out.”

Read Aloud to Your Child Every Night Inspires a love of books Improves attention span Increases vocabulary Develops critical thinking skills Cultivates background knowledge

Other Helpful At Home Activities: Visit your local library weekly so your child can choose books of interest Encourage real world reading: street signs, cereal boxes, recipes, etc. Review High Frequency Words or Sight Words with your child nightly Play alphabet, phonics and rhyming games like I spy

Parent Involvement Come in and observe Volunteer Schedule a conference Participate in the Reading Club Building Plan

No need for a doctor; he’s just caught the reading bug!