Promoting Literacy

Carla Salazar, 3rd

Vanice Hayes, 3rd

Carly Robinson, 4th

Develop Students Love of Reading and Reinforce What They Learn at School

ImagineIt! at Home

• Go to www.hipponation.org• Click on STAFF tab at the top of the page• Click on ImagineIteSuite (you should be at the

log-in screen)• Put in your child’s log-in and password

ImagineIt! at Home

• eStudent Reader – Access the story for the week• Vocabulary Games – gives practice on general vocabulary

not connected to the stories vocabulary• Sound Cards – plays the jingle and sound for the letter

cards• Decodable Stories – Help students with reading fluency• eInquiry – gives you activities at home that

build on the unit theme• Writing – activities that help with the

writing process

Comprehension Strategies

• Clarifying• Asking Questions• Adjusting Reading Speed• Making Connections• Summarizing• Visualizing• Predicting

Comprehension Skills• Cause and Effect• Inferences• Fact and Opinion• Reality vs. Fantasy• Point of View• Classify and Categorize• Main Idea and Supporting Details• Author’s Purpose• Sequencing• Character Development and Plot• Compare and Contrast• Drawing Conclusions