Readers' Rally

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 compreh...

  Hi Everyone,  I just wanted to thank those of you that were able to schedule a short conference with me.  It was great to discuss your child's progress and what I've noticed and how you are helping at home. Learning Intention: I can read accurately and with expression and understand what I read. This past week, we've been focusing on fluency of reading. This includes things like rate, expression, and appropriate phrasing.  As students develop their knowledge of sounds and letters in decoding, and they increase their vocabulary and high frequency words, they can then begin to " smooth out the words in the sentence" rather than tracking word-by-word.  We notice punctuation and change our voice accordingly. Helpful Tip:  If you are reading with your child, model the phrasing first, followed by an "echo" read by your child. Have fun pretending the phrase is a question, or exclamation...or perhaps play with emotions..."Let's read it as if the cha...

 Hello Grade 1 and 2 Families! The students in our reading groups are really getting into the swing of things and are enthusiastic about starting a new book each week to practice new sounds, and strategies we introduce.   Reminder: Conferences are coming up!! I'm happy to meet with you to discuss your child's progress or answer any questions. At the bottom of the page you will see info on how to set up an appointment. We will be meeting on line, but can make accommodations for in person if necessary. Learning Intentions: I can use my Eagle Eye to look at the pictures and search for meaning and help me to decode words by looking at the initial and final letter of a word. I can use my background knowledge and picture clues to make predictions about and connections to the text. I can point under the words and match one to one speech to print. I can manipulate sounds to create new words. Every few weeks, students are introduced to a targeted reading strategy and have opport...

Welcome Grade 1 and 2 Families to Ms. Grant's Reading Rally Blog! Please note :  Most recent blogs will be at the bottom...technical difficulties with formatting to the top. Blogs will be updated every two weeks! I am super excited to be working with the Grade 1 and 2 teams to support student reading again this year!   Our goal is to have students develop a foundation for becoming understanding, engaged, fluent and accurate readers that read for both joy and information. By connecting with the literature they read, and by using various decoding and comprehension strategies that we will share in our blog over the coming months, students will develop confidence and skill in becoming independent and proficient readers. Every 2 weeks a new blog will be posted highlighting one or two weekly learning intentions and snapshots that provide evidence of student learning in action through new decoding strategies, resources, activities and literacy games. This past week, we have been...