to reading/language arts curriculum night 2012-2013
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to Reading/Language Arts Curriculum Night 2012-
2013
We hope to give you a lot of information tonight and answer most of your questions about fifth grade. If you have more questions, we have
set up a forum on Today’s Meet. Please follow the link and post your
questions. We will answer these questions as a grade level team.
http://todaysmeet.com/
Fab5th
Please sign up to conference with your
child’s teachers tonight. We want to start the year off right! Both
teachers will be in the conference.
• We are 21st century learners.
• There will be less paper coming home. PROBEs
Problem Based Learning (PBL)
journals
Utilizing technology
• Cooperative learning
We utilize our MAP assessments to attain a
Lexile level on every student. MAP testing
begins next week. Let’s talk about what a Lexile
level is.
The Lexile Framework for Reading - YouTube
• Quiz List
Getting the “just right” books
• Read at least 30 minutes nightly
• No reading log
• Scholastic Reading Counts
1-2 assessments per month
Don’t forget to fill out the Score with Reading
sheets after each book. All the cool kids are
doing it!
Spelling
• Greek/Latin Roots
• Prefixes/Suffixes
• Please watch the newsletter for test dates.
• Accountable for spelling in ALL content areas
Grammar
• Will be taught through reading, writing and spelling.
• Accountable for grammar in ALL content areas.
Writing
• Writing daily
• Writing in ALL content areas
• Narrative and Informational
Questions???
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Fab5th
for making this the best year ever!