Summer Reading

Summer Reading

This page will help you find everything to keep your child reading throughout the summer and ready to get started in the fall.  

Reading Review

Need a quick refresher to help you remember all the things you learned this year in reading?  Watch this video for a quick review!

Reading Review.webm
Summer Reading Letter.pdf

Summer Reading Parent Letter

Summer Reading Log - Reading Kids.pdf

Summer Reading Log

RAZ Kids

Raz Kids will be available to your child over the summer.  Simply visit the CPS homepage and click on the 'Student' tab.  From there, select 'Clever' and 'log in with Google'.  Your child will log in with his or her cpslions.com email address.  Your child should be familiar with the email address.  The password is the same as the first portion of the email address (before the @ symbol).  If you need assistance, please fill out an IIQ helpdesk ticket, also located under the student tab.

iReady

iReady will be available to your child over the summer.  Simply visit the CPS homepage and click on the 'Student' tab.  From there, select 'Clever' and 'log in with Google'.  Your child will log in with his or her cpslions.com email address.  Your child should be familiar with the email address.  The password is the same as the first portion of the email address (before the @ symbol).  If you need assistance, please fill out an IIQ helpdesk ticket, also located under the student tab.

First Grade Sight Word List 2021.pdf

Sight Words

This is the complete list of first grade sight words.  Your child likely learned many of them over the course of the year, but summer is a great time to continue practicing.  You can select a few at a time to review or use them to play games.  Visit the games tab on this website for more ideas.

What Is Fluency.pdf

What Is Fluency?

A brief introduction to fluency and ideas for developing it with your young reader

Fluency Phrases By Week.pdf

Fluency Phrases

A collection of fluency phrases to practice with at home

Phonics Cheat Sheet.pdf

Fundations Phonics Cheat Sheet Parent Reference

A quick primer on all those rules your children have been learning this year

Fundations Cheat Sheet.pdf

How to Mark Up Words in Fundations

This reference tool will help your child recall how we 'mark up words' in Fundations.  The purpose of this strategy is to help children break down and identify segments of a larger word, making it easier to decode. 

Building Vocabulary.pdf

Vocabulary Building

A handy reference for ideas to build your child's vocabulary