Transcript 5th Grade Reading - Upper Merion Area School District

Reading Curriculum
Extension
Amy Odgers
Reading Specialist
[email protected]
Curriculum Extension Goal
O This is a course about reading.
Its goal is to help students
become engaged, fluent, and
competent readers of the
variety of texts that they will
have to understand in their
personal, academic, and
professional lives.
How will we achieve our
goals?
O WonderWorks
O Focus on strategic reading
O Flexible grouping depending on individual needs
O Pennsylvania Common Core Standards –
English Language Arts
Strategic Reading
What do good readers do??
O Activate prior
knowledge, Make
predictions, and Set a
purpose
O Retell, summarize,
synthesize
O Make connections
O Raise questions
O Create sensory
O Determine Importance
images
O Make Inferences
O Use Fix-up strategies
Reading Programs
O WonderWorks
 Close Reading
 Vocabulary
 Comprehension Skills
 Preteach/Reteach
O Action Magazines
O Novels
CAFE
OC -
Comprehension
O A – Accuracy
O F- Fluency
O E- Expanding
Vocabulary
O Self-selected
reading
O Literature
Response
Journals
O 25 Book
Challenge
Grade Scale for CE
O 90-100
O 70-90
O 69 and below
Outstanding
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Grades are based on
O Class assignments
O Class participation
O Daily assessments
Homework
O Reading aloud with your child is a wonderful
experience that will help your child grow as reader
and critical thinker.
O The skills and strategies learned in Curriculum
Extension will be practiced and reinforced through
Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and even
Math homework.
Absences
O Any student that is absent is expected to
make up missed work within a reasonable
amount of time.
O Students should check the “Absent”
folder when they return to school.
Helpful Highlights
O I am available for extra help at times after
school. Encourage your child to ask for help!
O Before school may also be used for students
to complete lessons, class assignments, for
SSR, or to work on homework. If a student
would like to work with me, he or she should
let me know the day before so I can be sure
to be available.
Class Expectations
Class Rules
O We are a Community
of Caring and use
these values as
guidelines for our class
rules.
What happens when
these rules are not
followed?
O Non-verbal reminder
O Verbal reminder
O Change of location
O Office referral
Questions or Concerns??
O [email protected]
***This is the best way to reach me.
O 610.205.8952 (voice mail)
I am looking forward to a productive year filled with
exciting and rewarding learning experiences.