Homework
Reading Homework - Books go home on Monday and are returned on Wednesday. Books that go home Wednesday are returned on Friday.
Students will be expected to read on a nightly basis. Read at home books (2) will be sent home on Monday. Your child should read both books Monday/Wednesday. The first night your child is reading through the text for the first time and should be using various strategies to help himself read the text. You may need to offer support from time to time. Your child should then reread both books on Tuesday/Tursday. Tuesday/Thursday should be more of a time to work on fluency and comprehension. Your child is learning to read smoothly and with expression. It is important for your child to answer questions and give a sequential retell about what was read. Please note we are learning a variety of strategies to help decode unknown words. We do not expect students to simply rely on sounding words out because not all words follow the letter sound rules. Students are encouraged to use pictures, think what would make sense, sound right and look like.