Journeys
We will be using the Journeys program to help teach students reading skills, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, fluency, and phonics.
Reading Rotations
Our rotation time is a way of structuring the reading block so that every student is independently engaged in meaningful literacy tasks. These tasks are fun, engaging, and have big impacts on student reading and writing achievement. Each day, students will work independently on tasks at stations. During this time, I will provide focused, intense instruction to individuals and small groups of students. Here are some of the rotations the class will do:
• Reading: The research continually shows that the very best way to become a better reader is to practice, practice, practice! Your child will read books at his/her “just right” level each day.
• Listen to Reading: Listening to reading helps children develop reading fluency. It also allows them to access texts that they can’t read independently yet.
• Word Work: Working with words helps children become better spellers and writers. Your child will learn about word families, practice high frequency sight words using a variety of materials.
• Work on Writing: Just like it takes practice, practice, practice to become a better reader, it takes practice, practice, practice to become a better writer! We will also have a separate Writer’s Workshop later in the day to work on specific forms of writing.
We will be using the Journeys program to help teach students reading skills, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, fluency, and phonics.
Reading Rotations
Our rotation time is a way of structuring the reading block so that every student is independently engaged in meaningful literacy tasks. These tasks are fun, engaging, and have big impacts on student reading and writing achievement. Each day, students will work independently on tasks at stations. During this time, I will provide focused, intense instruction to individuals and small groups of students. Here are some of the rotations the class will do:
• Reading: The research continually shows that the very best way to become a better reader is to practice, practice, practice! Your child will read books at his/her “just right” level each day.
• Listen to Reading: Listening to reading helps children develop reading fluency. It also allows them to access texts that they can’t read independently yet.
• Word Work: Working with words helps children become better spellers and writers. Your child will learn about word families, practice high frequency sight words using a variety of materials.
• Work on Writing: Just like it takes practice, practice, practice to become a better reader, it takes practice, practice, practice to become a better writer! We will also have a separate Writer’s Workshop later in the day to work on specific forms of writing.