New Year, New Groups, New Intentions

  • Hello Families!

  •  It's been so rewarding to see the students' growth in reading over the last few months.   Report cards are available through PowerSchool as of Monday, January 30, 2023.  If I have worked with your child, and you have any questions or comments with regards to reading, or would like to chat about further supporting your child at home, please send me an email with your contact information so I can get back to you.           

        kmgrant@cbe.ab.ca

We've entered our next learning cycle and we have formed new groups according to students' targeted goals in reading.  With the New Year, students will be introduced to the "Fab 4: Reciprocal Reading Strategies".    Now that groups have a few different strategies for decoding, they will learn to focus on 4 specific strategies to build their comprehension during reading and discussions that occur within small groups.  More information will be shared in upcoming blogs.

Integrating all these strategies for decoding sounds in words, building comprehension strategies, book discussions in groups, reading aloud and making connections based on experience all help develop strong, fluent readers.

         

  • Learning Intentions We Continue to Develop:

  • I can apply knowledge of long and short vowel sounds to read unfamiliar words in context.





  • Magic 'E' gives all his power to the vowel in the middle to say it's own Name!  Rob ----> ROBE




  • I can use  knowledge of word parts, contractions and compound words to read unfamiliar words in context.



          I can associate sounds with some vowel combinations, consonant blends and digraphs, and letter clusters to read unfamiliar words in context.



READING TIP:
******Just a reminder....For the 2022 - 2023 School Year, the FlyLeaf Publishing Decodable Book Series is available Online for FREE to students and parents to support and engage developing readers. These are the books we use in the reading groups, and anyone in any grade is welcome to explore the Online Reading Portal. There are follow up homework activities and lots of opportunity to practice reading at home using this resource.
https://www.flyleafpublishing.com/




HAVE A GREAT WEEK!




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