Reading

In 5th, we place an emphasis on reading comprehension skills and being able to identify main ideas and key details.  Students will progress through the following units of study: 

• Analyzing Themes in Fiction

• Text Signposts for Fiction

• Poetry and Figurative Language

• Tackling Complexity:  Moving up Levels of Nonfiction

• Text Signposts for Nonfiction

• Research Project

• Fantasy

• Historical Fiction

We follow a Reader's Workshop model in our class.  We start with a brief mini-lesson which introduces a strategy. Students then practice the skill through their reading.  They keep a "Reader's Journal" which includes their personal reading goal, books they've completed, reading responses, and reading resources.

Students in 5/6 should be reading an average of 25 minutes daily at home.