Here are the reading and writing units of study your child will be learning about in April:
Kindergarten
Reading - Putting it all together. Readers can figure out words and talk
about a text with partners
Writing - Poetry
Grade 1
Reading - Readers read with fluency and phrasing using poetry and
other text
Writing - Poetry
Grade 2
Reading - Readers listen to the song of the text: Reading with fluency,
phrasing, and the sounds of stories and poems
Writing - Poetry with attention to language
Grade 3
Reading - A Reader’s Workshop to test readiness
Writing - Explanatory Writing
Grade 4
Reading - Reading for answers/short text with continued book clubs (choice)
Writing - Writing to a prompt (Narrative Essay)
Grade 5
Reading - Research/Test Prep
Writing - Research/Test Prep
Grade 6
Reading - Test Prep
Writing - Writing Prompted Essays for State Assessment
Grade 7
Reading - Test Prep
Writing - Writing Prompted Essays (NJASK)
James Patterson on how to get your child to read
http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/opinion/patterson-kids-reading/index.html