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Reading Groups (90 min.) M,T,TH,F 8:55-10:25 Wednesday 8:55-10:15 ReadingSchedule Reading Groups (90 min.) M,T,TH,F 8:55-10:25 Wednesday 8:55-10:15

Classroom Rules

Behavior/ Incentive Plan “Cheetah Prides” are given by any adult and patrols in the school. When 20 “prides” are collected, the coupons go to the office for a reward and name is announced on the morning announcements. Team points – winning team earns treasure box at the end of book cycle If a child does not follow the rules in Reading, then the homeroom teacher will be notified to carry through with the consequences.

What is Cooperative learning? Cooperative learning is a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each member of a team is responsible not only for learning what is taught but also for helping teammates learn, thus creating an atmosphere of achievement. Examples of Cooperative Learning Strategies used in our classrooms: Peanut Butter and Jelly Partners Team Huddles Team Jobs (Team Leader, Go-getter, Point Keeper, Organizer)

Team Cooperation Goals

SFA-Success for All Reading Roots (1st Grade Level) Reading Roots lessons have 3 parts: FastTrack Phonics, Shared Story (partner reading), and Star Story (listening comprehension). After Roots, students begin Bridge to Reading Wings (2nd Grade Curriculum) The SFA Curriculum helps the students learn to read by teaching the students letter sound combinations (FastTrack Phonics), activities to read fluently (“Reading Olympics”), strategies to read words, writing (“Adventures in Writing”) and comprehension. It is a structured and sequential curriculum. The first grade program has 4 Levels and 48 books in total.

Absent/Tardy If your child arrives after 8:45, you must check in with the office before sending your child to Reading class. If you know ahead of time that your child will be absent please let us know so we can send the Reading book/work home.

Planners Planners will be used daily. Please sign in the Reading section and read daily. Please write the book title and initial. Feel free to write notes to the Reading teacher in your child's planner or email. I will send emails often with additional information about the books we are reading each cycle (Parent Peeks). Reading books should be kept in the Take Home Folders.

Please return the shared story and homework to school daily. 30 min. a night of reading is required. Continue to read/reread the book sent home by the reading teacher. Read additional 1st grade picture books as well. Read to and with your child. Please discuss the author, illustrator, setting, characters, and main idea of the story. Your child will have reading homework consisting of several questions pertaining to the corresponding text. Please have him/her answer 1-2 questions per night and return daily. (Please note - the students do not have to answer all the questions on the first night.) Students should answer in complete sentences using part of the question in their answer. Make sure to read the words on the inside front cover of each book to preview the words that will be seen in the story. Please return the shared story and homework to school daily.

Supplies for class Story Book Planner Take Home folder

Students need to bring the reading book back to school daily!   How to Help at Home Take Home Folders will go home every day with their books inside. Please read and help your child get into a daily routine/system at home. It is important for an adult to read with your child every day to instill an enjoyment for reading. Your child should read 30 minutes a day. Read a picture book to your child and ask them questions for comprehension. Help your child use strategies to better understand the story as you read such as: smaller words in larger words (“Finger Detective”), Sound- It-Out, use the pictures to understand the story, and skip the word but read the whole sentence to figure out what a word might mean. Go over the words at the beginning of the book and have your child write out the answers in the back of the book in complete sentences. Let your child retell each page to you as you read the story. Please make sure they tell you about the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Students need to bring the reading book back to school daily!

Go Further….. Keep a dry erase board at home or in the car. Then discuss a subject and ask your child to write a few sentences about it. Help correct any words or special sounds that you know your child should be able to spell (Pick and choose). Books on tape in the car are always fun and educational. Start keeping a collection of easy chapter readers for your child to read. If your child enjoys a certain subject, like cars or fairy tales, try to keep those types of books around. It just promotes their enjoyment of reading. Computer games that help with phonics and reading are usually a favorite. Some good websites for Reading are: http://www.starfall.com http://www.funbrain.com/ http://www.pbskids.org http://www.sheppardsoftware.com