Today we started two great ways to improve our reading fluency: Read to Self and Poetry!
Each week students will practice reading TWO poems SIX times. They have a paper packet in their home folder. The poems are also in PDF form on the blog (Go to Weekly Resources---> Poetry). Anyone who can give feedback can listen and sign off on the poem readings (Mom, Dad, grandparents, older siblings, neighbors, get creative! Dogs and teddy bears cannot give feedback, but if mom is within earshot, she can sign off). :) At the beginning of the week, I will read the poem twice aloud, and once chorally, so the students can practice reading with me. Today, we listened for
Each week students will practice reading TWO poems SIX times. They have a paper packet in their home folder. The poems are also in PDF form on the blog (Go to Weekly Resources---> Poetry). Anyone who can give feedback can listen and sign off on the poem readings (Mom, Dad, grandparents, older siblings, neighbors, get creative! Dogs and teddy bears cannot give feedback, but if mom is within earshot, she can sign off). :) At the beginning of the week, I will read the poem twice aloud, and once chorally, so the students can practice reading with me. Today, we listened for
Read to Someone is a fun way to read with a partner! When we Read to Someone, we sit EEKK (Elbow to Elbow, Knee to Knee) and we stop often to Check for Understanding. We will have more mini-lessons on Read to Someone and start building our stamina this week.
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