1. News on Reading
from Mrs. Stone’s Class

2. SRA Program Reading Mastery for Grades K, 1, 2, and 3
Corrective Reading for Grades 3, 4, and 5

3. What is SRA?
This program teaches phonics (sounds) and reading through a direct-instruction program.

4. What does it look like? In groups, students practice:
saying and recognizing sounds
reading words
writing sounds, words, and sentences

5. Program Levels Reading Mastery (K-3) Corrective Reading (3-5)
Level 1, part A and B
Level 2, part A and B
Corrective Reading (3-5)
Level A
Level B1
Level B2
Level C

6. What are the effects? Reading levels go up!
Reading Mastery prepares students to read text up to a first grade level.
Corrective Reading:
At the end of Level A, students will be reading on a 2nd grade level.
At the end of Level B, students will be reading on a 4th grade level.
At the end of Level C, students will be reading on a 7th grade level.

7. For the Future
The Corrective Reading Program is being used in the Middle Schools and High Schools, so student reading levels will continue to improve.

8. Survey Opportunity
At the end of the year, you will have a survey to complete about how you feel about your child’s reading program and success this school year.

9. Questions about SRA?

10. What is Reading 3D?
An assessment program that gives your child a reading level “letter” as seen on report cards.
Assessments are done every 8 weeks (report card time).

11. What do the reading levels mean?
The reading level your child is on matches to the leveled reading books sent home each night.

12. Questions about Reading 3D?

13. What is Word Study? This program will take the place of Spelling.
No more memorizing Lists for Spelling!!

14. Why Use Word Study?
Students will be working on specific sounds or word patterns that are unique to their abilities.
Everyone learns to spell in certain stages. Students are all at different stages of spelling development.

15. Stages of Spelling Development
Emergent Spelling
Students learn how to make letters, the direction to write on a page
Letter Name-Alphabetic Spelling
Consonant sounds, short vowel sounds, consonant blends/ digraphs
Within-Word Pattern Spelling
Long vowel patterns, r-controlled vowels
Syllables and Affixes Spelling
Adding Endings (-ed, -s, -ing)

16. How does it work? Weekly test on Friday will not come from a list.
Students will not be graded on if a word is spelled correct, but if they have mastered the sounds/patterns for the week, based on where they are in the program.
For example, if a student is working on beginning sounds, the only letter he will need to get correct is the first one.
It will be unique to your child’s needs!

17. Homework
Students will have a “Word Study” notebook beginning next week.
Each week, your child will bring home word or picture cards to sort and do activities with.
Students will have specific assignments for each night of the week.
The notebook will be due on Friday, graded and returned by Monday with new cards.

18. Questions about Word Study?

19. What can you do to help your child succeed?
Read every night!
Help with homework: Word Study, Reading Log, Sight Word lists
Contact me if you have ANY questions or concerns.
Thank you for all the time and energy you give to help your child succeed!!