Reading

Reading will continue to take place in many different ways in first grade. The children will take part in shared reading, read alouds, and reading workshop this year. They will be introduced to the fundamentals of reading. They will be learning about building good reading habits. Each workshop will begin with a mini-lesson where a reading strategy is introduced and modeled. Students will have the opportunity to practice the strategy before trying it independently. They will be reading to self and reading to someone with just right books. This will give us the opportunity to work with small groups and individuals. The children will be introduced to a variety of reading materials including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and songs. The main goal for reading workshop is to expose children to the tools they need to read and foster a love of books and learning.