November is off to a great start and promises to be a very busy month. We have finished up our unit on spiders - I have a feeling some kids will continue exploring these fascinating arachnids!
Volunteers The calendar is posted on the Classroom Notes page using the Volunteer tab. Let me know if you would like one (or more) of the slots and I will add you to the calendar. Homework This is a two day week for students. I will send homework on Monday but it can be returned the following Monday. Conferences The big news coming up is Parent-Teacher Conferences. I am looking forward to meeting with you and talking about our favorite people - your kids! I have been spending the last couple weeks updating some of our assessments and will share where students were in August, progress they are demonstrated and goals for the coming months. One area we will be discussing is reading. One question I am often asked is how parents can support their readers at home. Here is a little information you may find helpful. Readers use three cueing systems. Graphophonic - Visual, Syntax - Structure and Semantic - Meaning. Students using graphophonic cues use letter/sound relationships to read unfamiliar words. You can support this system by asking, "Does it look right?". Students using Syntax cues use grammar and sentence structure to read unfamiliar text. They may make a substitution of a word with one from a similar form of speech, i.e. walk/run, fast/quick. You can support this system by asking, "Does it sound right?". Students using semantic cues use the meaning of the text i.e. what they have already read and picture clues. You can support this system by asking, "Does it make sense?". Fluent readers use a combination of all three cueing systems to read, choosing the best strategy for the situation. Example: Text: The boy went to the park. Student reads: The boy went to the play. They are using the first letter as a cue (visual) so you would not ask them if it looks right because to them it does. Instead ask, "Does it sound right?" to focus their attention on the structure of the sentence or "Does it make sense?" to focus their attention on the meaning. Often beginning readers will rely on one cueing system as their go-to problem solving method so we can best support them by calling their attention to all three systems.
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