1. Title I Family Night Mrs. Heather Nielsen

2. Tonight : O Grab a Snack O Welcome O Popsicle Stick Game O Reading Counts (Lab) O Moodle (Lab)

3. THANK YOU!!

4. Did you know? O Children lose up to 3 months of reading achievement over the summer!

5. Easy Ways to pump-up Reading skills O Read 10-15 min each day. O Buy a workbook and complete a few pages each day O Practice age appropriate sight words O Play reading online games/ apps at grade level O Discuss books and ask questions! O Create a calendar & keep track of daily work and minutes! Celebrate & Reward! O Visit the Library O & check-out books at level O Turn Closed captioning on your TV!!

6. What are you doing this summer? O Mix it up, don’t do the same activities everyday! O Take breaks between activities! Learn 15 min, Play 15 min O Set up a rewards system for activities completed!

7. Reading Counts O A program used to build your child’s independent Reading Level! O Student’s Read books and take quizzes at their own level and own pace! O This program is used in Grades 1-6

8. Reading Counts O How is Growth Determined?

9. Scholastic Reading Inventory SRI O Taken 5 times each year.

10. SRI O Online assessment used to determine your child’s independent Reading Level. O Given 5 times a year O Used to track progress and show a child’s independent reading growth

11. SRI Information Grade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11 100-300-500-600-700-800-850-900-1000-1025-1050- 4006008009001000105011001150120012501300 1002003004005006007008009001000 BlueRedPurpleGreenOrangeYellowGrayBlackLt. BluePink On Grade Level Lexile Levels Color Coded Chart For Library

12. What’s Next? O Step 1 – Your child takes SRI O Step 2 – Your child selects book from Library following color coded system O Step 3 – Your child reads the book and takes a Reading Counts Quiz O Step 4 – Celebrate!!! Take More Quizzes!! Strengthen skills and move up!

13. Tonight!! O Kids are excited!!! O Your child will show you how to log on and take ONE quiz. Parents are allowed to help with ONE quiz ONLY!!! O Should take a quiz at their level and from their plastic Title I folder! (If not, see me!)

14. MOODLE O Each Teacher has a moodle account accessible from the Vanlue Home page! www.vanlueschool.org

15. Tonight: O Find Mrs. Nielsen’s Moodle page and try to play 2 different games! O Great way to practice skills over the summer!

16. Summer Reading Challenge For students currently in grades K-2 O Read 15 books -age and length appropriate (under 30 pages each) For Grades 3-5 O Read 3 Chapter books over 65 pages each.

17. What Happens? O All children who meet the goal will receive a prize from me this fall!!! O Please encourage your child to participate. Less than 5 children participated last year 

18. Activity # 1 Popsicle Stick Game Throughout the school year, your child is constantly being asked questions while they read. The questions are often related to the story or regarding key skills or basic story elements. Many of my students have a hard time answering these types of questions or remembering what these key element terms mean, so I decided to introduce this game that will hopefully help strengthen these skills. This game will help start & encourage the important thought processes and discussions that play a key role in reading comprehension!!

19. What to do? Step 1. Look at the following list and pick 10 key question that fit your child’s grade level and needs. Step 2. Write each question on a popsicle stick. (1 per stick) and place them in a zip tight baggie. You may want to include the word on one side and the meaning on the other. Step 3. While reading with your child, have them select a popsicle stick and answer it. At first, encourage your child to answer the question orally. To take it up a notch, encourage your child to write the answer. Be sure to look for capitals, periods and complete sentences. Step 4. After your child has mastered a key term/ question make a new popsicle stick with a new question/concept and add it to your baggie while taking the old one out.

20. Look at the list! Right Now : Discuss this list with your child and pick 10 topics or questions they need help with or do not understand!

21. Get Started Each Child Needs: O 1 Baggie O 10 popsicle sticks O 2 markers