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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Reading Workshop

We have been so busy during our Reading Workshop Block.  Students have been introduced and practicing a variety of reading strategies to use when stuck on a word.  Please encourage them to use them at home!
Below is a list of some fun strategies:
1.  Lips the Fish - get your lips ready for the 1st sound.              
2.  Eagle Eye - look at the pictures.                                           
3.  Stretchy Snake - stretch out the sounds.
4.  Hoppy the Frog- hop over the word and finish the sentence.  Go back and reread.
5.  Chunky Monkey - chunk the word to find little words you know.                                 

The past few weeks we have been focusing on retelling a story to better understand what we are reading.  Your child has been practicing this at school during read to self and partner read time.
  A "good" retell includes:
1.  Naming characters
2.  Setting
3.  Problem
4.  Solution
5.  Discuss overall theme of story

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