Welcome to Our Pajamas and Pizza – Family Literacy Night

Outcomes Reading is a thinking activity How we teach reading in our classrooms How you can support your child at home Parent – Child reading strategies

Agenda Overview of Primary Classroom Reading Modeling of Read-Think Aloud Engagement Strategies Overview of Intermediate – Middle School Classroom Reading Review of Hand-outs for Parents

Reading in a Primary Classroom Modeled Reading or Read Alouds – I do…you watch Shared Reading – We do together Guided Reading – You do…and I watch and coach you Independent Reading – You do https://youtu.be/qaBMJUxKuJY?t=2

Make Reading Fun Become a Reading Jedi

Look at the pictures (picture walk) Finn & the First Order Level 2 appropriate for K-3 Talk about the book Look at the pictures (picture walk) Point to words that may match pictures Read with your student pointing to the words Have them read to you or with you point to the word Think-Aloud as one begins reading Ask questions of student

Be an Encourager If your child makes a mistake or gets muddled while reading , you can follow the 3 “P’s: PAUSE (for 3 seconds): Let your child try and solve the problem before you assist PROMPT: by saying: Let’s try that again, think of a word that makes sense… PRAISE your child and be positive

After Reading Ask your child to: Talk about what he/she read. Answer “why” questions (Why do you think…?) Make connections to text (What did you like? What does it remind you of?)

Fix-Up Strategies Look at the picture(s) Go back to other words Skip the word and continue Reread the word while sounding it out Reread with the parent

Star Wars: Han and Chewie Return

STAR WARS: Before the Awakening Grades 4-8 And beyond Reread Make Connections Summarize Predict Visualize Clarify/Ask Questions

Reading JEDI Handouts Primary K-3 Handout (Yellow) Intermediate – Middle School 5-8 (Green) Books for Viewing Books for Families – Students Raffle