Reading
The following is a summary of the daily reading components:
- Guided Reading: small group instruction based on student needs.
- Reader’s Workshop: whole group instruction with an in-depth focus on how reading works.
- Read Aloud: the teacher reads literature to the students modeling strategies with a focus on comprehension.
- Shared Reading: the teacher and students participate in reading an enlarged text.
- Independent Reading: students read literature of their choice at their independent level to practice fluent and phrased reading.
Units of Study | |
Building a Reading Life | |
How Readers Respond to Their Reading Through Writing | |
Characterization | |
Road Map of Fiction | |
Interpretation of Illustrations in Fiction and Nonfiction | |
Determine Central Message, Lesson, or Moral of Story | |
Nonfiction | |
Compare & Contrast Different Versions of the Same Story | |
Perspective |
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Identifying the Main Purpose of a Text | |
Asking & Answering Questions Within Fiction and Nonfiction | |
Compare & Contrast Two Texts on the Same Topic | |
Poetry | |
Book Talks | |
Literature Discussion Groups | |
Research | |