Reading Levels
Last week, I reassessed each
student for their reading level. Overall, our class has shown excellent
progress!!! I am very proud of their hard work and you should be too. Be sure to
tell your child how proud you are of him/her for working so hard to be a better
reader!
This week , your student will be bringing home a new book from their new reading level. Since we are making large growths, the books might seem much more difficult from what you are used to seeing. Also, some of the books may be much longer as well. As a reminder, your student is only required to read 15-20 minutes each night, so if the book is taking much longer than that, your student doesn't need to finish it in one day. They can keep the book for two days to take their time in reading it.
Some strategies to help your student have success at their new level:
- If your child is struggling with a word, don't tell them the word. Encourage them to sound out and make the sounds of new words that they are unfamiliar with.Give them time to figure it out on their own. I give them several minutes to figure out a word and only tell them what it is after they have made all of the sounds and made several attempts at figuring it out.
- Ask them questions as they read. Can you tell me what just happened? How do you think that makes the character feel? How would you feel? What would you have done? Having them answer questions along the way keeps them engaged and focused and thinking about the words instead of just saying the words.
-Break up big words into smaller words or parts. I tell my class to break the word apart and put it back together. For example if we have the word forget. I will tell my students this is a compound word. I would next tell them to break the word apart and find the two different (for/get) words. Then tell them to put the words back together. They will now see the word is forget. Another example would be the word "watching". I would cover the "ing" part and ask them to say the first part of the word. After they can read "watch" then I uncover the "ing" and have them put the two parts together into one word. This strategy can be really helpful with bigger words.
-Remember to give your child positive encouragement. When they figure out a hard word, tell them bravo/great job for doing that on your own! This helps build their confidence as a reader and will help them grow as readers and develop a love of reading!
Thanks for working with me to see excellent progress in our students!!!
Mrs.Michelle
This week , your student will be bringing home a new book from their new reading level. Since we are making large growths, the books might seem much more difficult from what you are used to seeing. Also, some of the books may be much longer as well. As a reminder, your student is only required to read 15-20 minutes each night, so if the book is taking much longer than that, your student doesn't need to finish it in one day. They can keep the book for two days to take their time in reading it.
Some strategies to help your student have success at their new level:
- If your child is struggling with a word, don't tell them the word. Encourage them to sound out and make the sounds of new words that they are unfamiliar with.Give them time to figure it out on their own. I give them several minutes to figure out a word and only tell them what it is after they have made all of the sounds and made several attempts at figuring it out.
- Ask them questions as they read. Can you tell me what just happened? How do you think that makes the character feel? How would you feel? What would you have done? Having them answer questions along the way keeps them engaged and focused and thinking about the words instead of just saying the words.
-Break up big words into smaller words or parts. I tell my class to break the word apart and put it back together. For example if we have the word forget. I will tell my students this is a compound word. I would next tell them to break the word apart and find the two different (for/get) words. Then tell them to put the words back together. They will now see the word is forget. Another example would be the word "watching". I would cover the "ing" part and ask them to say the first part of the word. After they can read "watch" then I uncover the "ing" and have them put the two parts together into one word. This strategy can be really helpful with bigger words.
-Remember to give your child positive encouragement. When they figure out a hard word, tell them bravo/great job for doing that on your own! This helps build their confidence as a reader and will help them grow as readers and develop a love of reading!
Thanks for working with me to see excellent progress in our students!!!
Mrs.Michelle
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