First Grade ~ Kirby’s Mill September 30, 2014

Parent Reading Information

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Welcome Parents

Reader’s WorkshopPhilosophy

The basic philosophy behind the Reading Workshop is to allow students to spend an extended amount of time reading authentic texts that interest them on a daily basis and to provide opportunities to talk about literature. The ultimate goal of a Reading Workshop is always to develop life-long passionate readers.

Reader’s Workshop

Reader's Workshop helps children develop strong reading skills through the use of a mini-lesson, shared reading, read aloud, conferencing, independent reading, paired reading, literature response, and a time to share what they have read.

Creating a Climate for Reading

Find a quiet, comfortable place to readProvide different types of reading materialsBe sure your child sees you readingRead aloud to your childReread favorite storiesTalk about what you and your child read

Read Everything

Rebus BooksPredictable BooksRhyming BooksPoetry BooksSing Along BooksEasy Reader BooksCereal BoxesComicsHighway Signs

Ways to Practice Reading

Pair ReadingEcho ReadingChoral Reading Reading AloudReading

Silently

Guided Reading

What does Guided Reading Look like?A small group of readers (4-5 students)About 20 minutes longTeachers instruct students on their instructional

level.

Grouping Students and Assessment

Students are grouped with others students that are on their instructional reading level and that have similar reading behaviors.

We use the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark system to identify a student’s instructional reading level.

Our Reading Strategies

Pace of LevelsFirst grade levels – D-JThrough these levels instruction focuses on

decoding and comprehension.At some levels decoding is not the main

focus and the comprehension piece become center stage. The author’s purpose and genre are acknowledged. How does the author show passage of time?What is this genre? How do you know?What are some details that help you get the

big ideas in the book?What language does the author use to

establish the mood or tone of the story.

Understanding of the TextResponse LogsSome students will be responsible for

responding to the prompt in the response log.

Sticky Note ResponsesAll students will use the Sticky Notes to

check for understanding a respond to the text

Prompts for Making Connections

Text to WorldDoes this remind you of anything going on in our neighborhood?Remember when we visited…

Text to TextDoes this remind you of another story?What do these characters have in common?

Text to SelfHas this happened to you?Do you remember when…

Word Study Phonological Awareness: Students will learn

to blend, segment, and manipulate sounds in words.

Phonemic Awareness and the Alphabetic Principle: Tap and sweep each sound /m/ /a/ /p/. Later in the year we move away from tap and sweep

Sound Mastery: Co-articulation of sound- For example the letter is not /tu/ but /t/

Forming Key Linkages: Letter name, formation, and sound becomes automatic

Alphabet Chart

Word Study continued…High Frequency “Trick Words”- Students will learn 107

trick words, not including those reviewed from Kindergarten. These are words that are used frequently in the English Language and need to be recognized and spelled quickly. These are words that are found on the word ring.

Fluency- Students do echo and choral reading of stories to develop fluency.

Spelling, Punctuation, and CapitalizationSpelling- Fundations focuses on letter/sound association.

Students are expected to spell the words correctlyPunctuation and Capitalization-Students learn the beginning

concepts of punctuation: Capitals and Punctuation

Target SkillsTarget Skills are supported through Read

AloudsBeginning, Middle, EndMain IdeaCause and EffectAuthor’s PurposeCompare and ContrastDrawing ConclusionsMaking InferencesGraphic Features

KMS LibraryChildren come to the library once a week for a

formal library lesson and the opportunity to get new books. They may check out two books this year.

With a five day program, children can come to the library each day to get a new book. They do not have to wait for their weekly lessons. A new book every day!

First graders will also come to the library for collaborative lessons to support the first grade curriculum.Habitats“Just Right” booksWriting All About Books

Library BooksThe Library is “Real World” - Not a leveled

libraryWe gradually open up library sections to our K-5

students. Junior Nonfiction, Early Reader books, Picture

booksSome books will be

Read To MeRead with Me Listen To Me Read

Prompting Sheet7 Keys of Comprehension

At Home Reading Prompts

Questions?