Category Archives: Language Arts Posts

Reading Strategies

We have been practicing two more reading strategies, “Lips the Fish” and “Stretchy Snake”. Lips the Fish teaches us to get our lips ready for the word and say the sound out loud.  Stretchy Snake shows us how to stretch the letter … Continue reading

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Reading Strategies

This week we introduced our first reading strategy, EAGLE EYE.  When reading if you don’t know a word, what can you do?  Look at the pictures for a clue.  Have your student read to you the “At the Zoo” book … Continue reading

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Scholastic News

This year, our class is receiving Scholastic News®, a magazine just for first graders! Your child will have his or her own magazine to bring home each week. It’s a great opportunity for you and your child to sit together … Continue reading

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Summer reading

This short video demonstrates a great technique called repeated reading that you can use with your child to practice reading and increase his or her reading fluency.

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Reading Assessment

As we near the middle of the school year it is time to reassess the students in various areas, including reading. We use several assessment tools to determine reading levels, one of these tools is our online reading program, Raz-Kids. Students have … Continue reading

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We love our reading buddies!

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Book It Reading Program

Our class is participating in the “Book It! Read your heart out” program.  Our goal is for each student to read 80 minutes each week.  Once a month awards will be given to all students who have achieved this goal.  We will use … Continue reading

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Word Sort work

As a class we worked on our first Words their Way sort.  We are learning how to sort the words into their correct group based on the rule of that sort.  This week we sorted words based on their beginning … Continue reading

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RAZ-KIDS update

Most students were able to access RAZ-KIDS today after taking the STAR reading and math tests.  Students are encouraged to listen and read stories on RAZ-KIDS at home.   This is a great leveled reading program Quest provides for your … Continue reading

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Fun Summer Reading Challenge

Help us ignite your kid’s passion for reading!75% of parents agree: “I wish my kid read more books for fun.” Tell your kids to join the Wimpy Kid gang for the BOOK IT! Summer Reading Challenge, an online interactive reading … Continue reading

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