Reading Groups

Our reading groups are in full swing. When the children enter the room they get a box of books to practice reading with fluency. While they are working on that I am able to progress monitor 1 or 2 children. After 5 minutes the students put away their books and we work on the book of the week. At the beginning of the week we do a picture walk and read the story together. Each day the students practice reading the story in a variety of ways. At the end of the week the students get a story summary which has many of the same words as the book of the week. After practicing the story summary the boys and girls bring it home to read to an adult. If they bring the story summary back signed by a parent they receive a smelly sticker. Next week on the blog I will explain how we practice sight words and some of the phonics activities we do. I enjoyed meeting so many of you at conferences and look forward to meeting the rest of you next week. If you ever have any questions or concerns please call me at 745-3744 or send a note. Have a good weekend!