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!
Summer Reading Parent Letter
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.
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?
A brief introduction to fluency and ideas for developing it with your young reader
Fluency Phrases
A collection of fluency phrases to practice with at home
Fundations Phonics Cheat Sheet Parent Reference
A quick primer on all those rules your children have been learning this year
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.
Vocabulary Building
A handy reference for ideas to build your child's vocabulary