With Mrs. Wall

E-X-P-A-N-D-I-N-G your vocabulary So you can : have more interesting conversations understand more Grow connections in your brain Impress others and gain respect

Decoding= breaking words apart Look at the beginning of the word, and end of the word and think about what makes sense Find words inside a word Find CHUNKS Look around for rhyming sounds that can be found Break the word into syllables Inside Finding CHUNKS Around, found, sound Atlantic Wisconsin indestructible

Encoding = putting words back together (spelling) Txting wrks 4 bffs bt nt in skl Texting in t9 or ‘word’ DOES help kids learn to recognize the correct spelling (so in a way, texting is GOOD, but not at the table) Spelling counts in EVERY class People will make decisions about you based on how you spell Your Resume doesn’t impress with spelling errors Spell check only works if you’re close

Comprehension Schema = Velcro Stick the New Info. To Something you KNOW Before Reading

Comprehension During Reading Visualize=make a movie Fix it !! Synthesize = Put it together Ask “Does this make sense?”

Comprehension Put all the pieces together so you get the FULL PICTURE After Reading

Assessments = How do I know you’re learning? Observation Watching you move the letters around when making and breaking words Fluency I’ll listen while you read When you stop to fix a problem, IT MAKES MY DAY!! YOU’re listening to hear if it makes sense

Formal Assessments

AIMSweb Reading Fluency Curriculum Based Measures Dibbles – a 1 minute Fluency reading assessment An average of 3 selections:Words Correct/min Errors/min Reading Comprehension (CBM) Maze- a “cloze” test where the child has to read a paragraph and fill in the missing word

Assess Comprehension Main Idea FACTS= Details INFERENCE= What I Know + What the book says Vocabulary