Mrs.Hollandsworth 5th GRADE - Class Information

My hope as a reading teacher is to instill a love of reading in your child. There are multiple things I do in my classroom to achieve this. I want to explain, as best as I can, the things I do and why I do them. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

Instruction

To ensure that our state standards are taught explicitly, we utilize the components of our district's curriculum during the entirity of our reading/writing class. Although the curriculum covers what we need to learn and master in 5th grade, I also pull small groups during the day to focus on my student's individual reading and writing levels. This is a time that I may pull something from a lower grade to review or a time where I pull something a little more challenging for students who are ready for the push.

Accelerated Reading Program

This is computer based program that Forsan Elementary uses. It begins in first grade and continues throughout your child's elementary career.

Your child will take a computer reading assessment every 6 weeks to track their progress in reading. This test is the reading STAR test, not to be confused with the state STAAR test. This is where their ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development) level will be determined. Students are allowed to check out library books and take AR tests in their ZPD. Our goal is to keep their ZPD level rising all year!

I think Accelerated Reader is a great way to encourage students to read which leads to exposure to tons of books and vocabulary. However, my class is not centered around AR. A majority of their reading will be done at home for homework.

Reading and writing strategies

Our 3-5 teachers have adopted strategies that we use throughout the elementary. Students are provided with copies of these to use throughout the year.

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