Building our Reading Stamina & 3  Ways to Read a Book

You may have heard your child talking about building their Reading Stamina. I use a literacy structure called the Daily 5 that teaches independence and gives children the skills needed to create a lifetime love of reading and writing. In Kindergarten, we focus on 4 of the 5 tasks: Read to Self, Word Work, Work on Writing and Listening to Reading. Each task is introduced individually where we discuss what it looks like and sounds like to engage in the task independently. During Read to Self, we practice staying in one spot, reading the whole time and reading quietly. We will continue to work on building our stamina for reading (read to self) until they reach about about 7-10 minutes independently. Both classes have been working real hard and average about 6-7 minutes of independent reading time! Wow!

During Read to Self, students have been practicing the 3 Ways to Read a Book:

1. Read the Pictures
2. Read the Words
3. Retell the Story

Ask your child to tell/show you 3 ways they can read a book at home!

Important Dates:

Tuesday 9/9: Scholastic Book Orders are Due
Thursday 9/11: Please wear your red, white, and blue for Patriot Day!
                         Our Ice Cream Social is from 6-8 @ Leighton Elementary
Tuesday 9/23: Curriculum Night starts at 6:30 @ Craddock Elementary

Other Notes:

*If you have not returned the Kindergarten Class Directory form and you would like your name in the directory, please send in by this Wednesday, September 10, and I will get that printed and sent home by Friday! Thanks!