| November: In sixth
grade safety net reading, we have finished six books. Each time we finish a
book, we take an assessment that checks fluency, comprehension, and
vocabulary. Your child receives this assessment and should be bringing
it home for you to see. Students fill in a story map identifying the title,
characters, setting, and major events. They have also continued to work on literal
comprehension, new vocabulary, and oral fluency.
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| Activities for home:
When reading with your child, utilize these same four strategies that we are
working on at school.
1. Prediction- you and your child predict what you think will happen in the next chapter. Check your prediction at the end of the reading. 2. Summarize- at the end of your reading, ask your child to summarize what they read today. 3. Question- ask your child questions as you read to check for comprehension. Ask literal and inferential questions. Have your child ask you questions and check your answers. 4. Clarify- when your child is reading and comes to a word he/she doesn't know, have them try to figure it out themselves. Have them reread the sentence, look at the picture, or break it into chunks. If it's a new vocabulary word, have them try to guess the meaning by looking at the context and picture. Check the meaning in the dictionary. Read the Reading Connections monthly newsletter and try the suggested activities. Click here to read the newsletter in Spanish.
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