Mrs. Young

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Seventh-Grade Reading 
Course Outline 
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Daily Classroom Routine: 
 
   * reading minilesson (five to twenty minutes) 
   * poetry/vocabulary/journaling lesson or exercise (ten to fifteen minutes) 
   *read aloud from a chapter book, short story, etc. (ten to twenty minutes) 

<div>    *independent reading, including status of the class reading record (fifteen minutes)</div>
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Reading: 
 
In my class we do two kinds of reading: independent novel reading and read-alouds. 
 
Students will read daily from novels of their choosing.  These novels should meet their interests and abilities.  They will share their reading with me as well as their peers through book talks, conferencing, and journaling. 
  
Additionally, I will read to the class daily from a variety of sources to expose them to literature, establish good reading strategies, teach literary concepts, and cover the Tennessee state standards. 
 
**NOTE:  Not all of the books in my classroom library, or any library, are suitable for all children.  Please communicate with your child what is and is not acceptable with regard to books just as you do with movies and the Internet.  
 
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Homefun: 
 
The ONLY homework I assign is 20-30 minutes of independent reading per night, seven nights a week.  This is essential to build not only reading skills, but also to improve writing, vocabulary, and spelling. 
 
I consider this reading so vitally important that I count it as 20% of each student's overall grade. 
*As we all know, the best way to improve in anything is to PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. 
 
Click on the tab “Just the Facts, Jack” to find out why Mrs. Young considers reading practice so very, very important. 
 
Click on the tab "Handouts" and got to "Reading Comprehension Check" to get a list of generic questions you can use to see if your child is actually reading and understanding at home.

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