Upcoming Dates:
5/21 -- End of the Year Diagnostic i-Ready Test (Reading)
5/22 -- End of the Year Diagnostic i-Ready Test (Math)
5/23 --
5/24 -- Classes Cancelled Due to Early Release Day
5/25 -- Teacher Work Day -- No School
Study Skills
Students will have differentiated study skills in their "Mrs. Chen's Reading Class" folder. This folder is to go back and forth to school daily.
Monday -- End of the Year Diagnostic i-Ready Test (Reading)
i-Ready -- Reading
AR Reading
Tuesday – End of the Year Diagnostic i-Ready Test (Math)
i-Ready -- Reading
AR Reading
Wednesday -- i-Ready lesson on "Describing Connections Between Historical Events"
i-Ready -- Reading
AR Reading
Thursday -- i-Ready lesson on "Describing Connections Between Historical Events"
Early Release Day
i-Ready -- Reading
AR Reading
Friday -- Teacher Work Day -- No School
i-Ready -- Reading
AR Reading
Spelling Words -- Test
No Spelling Words
Sentences: Write four vocabulary word sentences.
Vocabulary Words
historical events . connected . first . next . last . settled . get along (idiom)
High Frequency Words
Phonics Skill
Read for at least 30 minutes every night! -- choose an AR book and remind students to come to school and take an AR test it is two classroom grades one for comprehension and the other for meeting their reading goal.
Skill for reading rimes: Example: -ot, op, ip, up, etc.
Try and have you child read the words in the story that ends with a rime and high-frequency words I. like, the, a, and, do, funny, find, sing.
Reading Strategies: There are six but, we are working with the first three.
1. Look at the Picture to help you figure out the word.
2. Get your mouth ready to make the first sound.
3. Chunk it by looking for the part you know.
4. Read Skip read then go back and reread the sentence.
5. Reread
6. Think about the meaning of the story.
Comprehension Strategies:
1. Activating Prior Knowledge -- Recalling what you already know about a topic. I already know ......
2. Making Connections -- Connecting the text to your own life. It reminds me of .....
3. Inferring -- Using clues in the text to find deeper meaning. The clues help me .....
4. Predicting -- Making an educated guess. I think ......
5. Visualizing -- Creating a mental image in your head. I am picturing .....
6. Questioning -- Having a conversations with or about the text. I wonder .....
7. Monitoring and Clarifying -- Thinking about your reading while fixing any mix-ups. I can fix up my mix-ups.
8. Searching and Selecting -- Identifying necessary information in the text. This is important because .....
9. Summarizing -- Restating the meaning of the text. Somebody wanted ..... But ......So then .....