reading curriculum extension amy odgers reading specialist [email protected]
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Curriculum Extension Goal
This is a course about reading. Its goal is to help students become engaged, fluent, and competent readers of the variety of texts that they will have to understand in their personal, academic, and professional lives.
How will we achieve our goals?
Focus on strategic reading
Flexible grouping depending on individual needs
Pennsylvania Common Core Standards – English Language Arts
Strategic ReadingWhat do good readers do??
Activate prior knowledge, Make predictions, and Set a purpose
Make connections
Create sensory images
Make Inferences
Retell, summarize, synthesize
Raise questions
Determine Importance
Use Fix-up strategies
Reading Programs
Soar to Success
Focus on reciprocal teaching strategies, including predicting, clarifying, questioning, and summarizing.
Ladders to Success on the PSSA
Read Naturally
Focus on improving fluency and reading rate, as well as reading for information.
Action and Storyworks Magazines
CAFE
C – Comprehension A – Accuracy F- Fluency E- Expanding
Vocuabulary
Self-selected reading
Literature Response Journals
25 Book Challenge
Odyssey
Web based program Aligned to PA Standards Powerful summative and formative
assessment tools that measure progress and prescribe individualized learning paths
Engaging activities to help kids succeed
Grading
Class assignmentsClass participationDaily assessmentsOdyssey quizzes
Grade Scale – Grade 6
90-100 Outstanding
70-90 Satisfactory
69 and below Unsatisfactory
Homework
Reading aloud with your child is a wonderful experience that will help your child grow as reader and critical thinker.
The skills and strategies learned in Curriculum Extension will be practiced and reinforced through Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and even Math homework.
Absences
Any student that is absent is expected to make up missed work within a reasonable amount of time.
Students should check the “Absent” folder when they return to school.
Helpful Highlights
I am available for extra help at times before school. Encourage your child to ask for help!
Before school may also be used for students to complete lessons, class assignments, for SSR, or to work on homework. If a student would like to work with me, he or she should let me know the day before so I can be sure to be available.
Class Expectations
Class Rules We are a Community
of Caring and use these values as guidelines for our class rules.
What happens when these rules are not
followed?
Non-verbal reminder
Verbal reminder Change of location Office referral
Questions or Concerns??
***This is the best way to reach me.
610.205.8952 (voice mail)
I am looking forward to a productive year filled with exciting and rewarding learning
experiences.