Pam Cohen

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In language arts we will be reading novels starting with Maniac Magee and 
learning a reading comprehension strategy involving post-it notes. Students 
will be making connections during the reading.  They will be making text-
text, text-self, and text-world!  We will also be picking out examples of 
figurative language as we read.  Students will gain an understanding of 
foreshadowing and many more concepts.  Ask your child to see their bookmark. 
This strategy will be helpful for future comprehension and give students a 
better understanding of the texts that they read in their future reading 
groups.

Grammar:  Generally we will have short grammar lessons and students will 
have homework to practice skills.  Grammar skills are also worked on in 
their independent writing journals.

Reading Book:  We will most likely do a story a week.  We will be working 
on sequencing, character traits, and making inferences.

Writing:  Students have a creative writing journal/folder.  I work 
independently with each child on correcting grammar, structure, and word 
choice.  Each child is at a different level and this helps me attack the 
needs of each student.  We will begin more structured writing assignments 
shortly  Each child will have a writing portfolio that will be kept in the 
classroom.  We will keep assignments in the portfolio all year so that they 
can see their progress at the end of the year.

Please encourage your child to share their portfolio with you regularly.

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Pam Cohen

Language Arts