1. Promoting Literacy Carla Salazar, 3 rd Vanice Hayes, 3 rd Carly Robinson, 4th Develop Students Love of Reading and Reinforce What They Learn at School

2. ImagineIt! at Home Go to www.hipponation.orgwww.hipponation.org Click on STAFF tab at the top of the page Click on ImagineIteSuite (you should be at the log-in screen) Put in your child’s log-in and password

3. ImagineIt! at Home eStudent Reader – Access the story for the week Vocabulary Games – gives practice on general vocabulary not connected to the stories vocabulary Sound Cards – plays the jingle and sound for the letter cards Decodable Stories – Help students with reading fluency eInquiry – gives you activities at home that build on the unit theme Writing – activities that help with the writing process

4. Comprehension Strategies Clarifying Asking Questions Adjusting Reading Speed Making Connections Summarizing Visualizing Predicting

5. Comprehension Skills Cause and Effect Inferences Fact and Opinion Reality vs. Fantasy Point of View Classify and Categorize Main Idea and Supporting Details Author’s Purpose Sequencing Character Development and Plot Compare and Contrast Drawing Conclusions