Mrs. Dicks

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Read 15-20 or more minutes/night, Monday-Thursday and record the number of
minutes in their homework folder.

Reading minutes can be a combination of parents reading aloud and students 
reading aloud to their parents.  The goal is for your child to practice as 
much as possible. If your 
child is a confident reader, focus on comprehension by asking questions at 
the end of the story.  Ask them to retell what happened in their own words.

First graders should spend at least 20 minutes engaged in reading each 
night. This should include time of independent reading and being read to by 
a family member. Daily reading will be part of your child's homework each 
week.

You may include your child's homework reading minutes in the library's 
Read Along Program.  Forms can be found here... 
http://teacherweb.com/TX/FernBluffElementary/Library/photo3.aspx
Once your child completes his/her form, they 
should return it to school, receive their prize, and begin a new form.

Reading expectations:  
End of 1st 9 Weeks-level 6
End of December- level 10
End of January- level 12
End of 3rd 9 weeks- level 14
Exit- level 16

Suggestions to help your child at home:

As you are reading with your child at home, give your child time to decode 
new words independently if you are reading an instructional level book (the 
guided reading books for example).  A good rule of thumb is if the first 
page or so has less than five difficult words for your child, it is "just 
right" for reading instruction.   This will not only reinforce strategies we 
learn at school, but it will also boost confidence when a new word 
is "figured out" rather than just being told to the student!   Here are a 
few prompts you may want to try to encourage your child to use reading 
strategies we have learned...

1. Does that word make sense in the sentence?   
2. Look for key clues in the pictures.
3. Does that word sound right?   Is it a real word?  Does that word look 
right?  Does what you are reading match the letters you see?
4. Is there a little word in the big word that you know?
5. Search for word chunks that you know.  (blends, word family endings, etc) 
6. Sound out the first letter and see if the word pops in your head.
7. Backtrack to the beginning of the sentence at start again to look for 
clues you may have missed the first time.
8. Skip the word and read the rest of the sentence.  Then go back and try to 
fill in the blank.
9. Most of all, make reading fun and the skills will come! Happy Reading!

Comprehension of stories your child reads or listens to is equally important!

As you read aloud to your child or listen to them read to you, stop 
occasionally and check for 
understanding.  Ask your child what surprised them about what just happened 
in the story, what 
confused them, or what they are reminded of.  Maybe the story is reminding 
your student of 
something they've done personally (text to self connection), another book 
they've read (text to text 
connection), or something else they know about the world such as a spaceship 
that just launched for 
outer space (text to world connection).

If your child is not comprehending a text FINISH the story, so your child 
does not get frustrated with 
himself.  Then take time to discuss new vocabulary words or build background 
knowledge for your 
child before reading the story again either immediately or another time.  If 
the story was about a 
family who lived near the ocean and he/she have never been to the ocean look 
at real pictures or 
video of the ocean together or take a trip there to build background 
knowledge.  Discuss how life 
near the ocean might be different than life here in Round Rock.  Next time 
you read the story, your 
child will have a better understanding.

Good luck and HAVE FUN watching your child grow into a lifelong reader this 
year!

Homework folders need to be signed and  
returned every Friday.

HOMEWORK FOLDERS:  Go home on Mondays Return on Friday
POETRY FOLDERS:  Go home on Fridays Return on Monday
GUIDED READING GROUP MANILLA FOLDER- if your child brings one of these home, 
please read the assigned story and return the folder and book inside the bag 
the next day.

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