1. 4 th Grade Back-to-School Night Mrs. Jennifer Main Literacy Class

2. Mini-lesson Share Teacher Individual Student Reading/Writing Time Individual Conferences Small Group Work/Strategy Lessons

3. Realistic Fiction Opinion/Personal Essay Informational Text Writing Opinion/Literary Essay Historical Fiction

4. Ways to support young writers at home: Help them realize that their daily lives brim with stories waiting to be told. Support their efforts to increase their stamina and volume. Act as an interested, appreciative reader/audience, not as a judge/editor.

5. Making Meaning Reading Program Comprehension Strategies Understanding text structure Wondering/Questioning Visualizing Making Inferences Determining important ideas Summarizing Using Schema /Making Connections Synthesizing Retelling

6. ~Books are not "one size fits all"; kids need "just right books" ~Children need to have frequent opportunities to talk about their thinking ~Children need to have a bonded relationship with a passionate reader ~Children need daily opportunities to hear wonderful literature read aloud Supporting your reader at home...

7. What does “Just Right” mean when we are talking about books?

8. Why Read At Home on a Daily Basis?

9. Sign homework planner nightly * on an as-needed basis Reading EVERY night! Located on the website

10. Communication is Key E-mail main@coltsneckschools.org Written note

12. It’s going to be a terrific year!