Reading

Throughout the year we use a combination of several different reading resources which include: Harcourt Reading / Language Arts program called Journeys, as well as chapter books.

Students will:

*read basal books, literature books, and magazine articles for the joy of the experience, to be informed, or to perform a task

*think about what they already know about the topic and/or the task, including facts, vocabulary, purpose for reading, and structure of the text

*make guesses about what will happen in the text such as story events

*use word identification strategies like context clues, phonics clues, structure, or syllables for words they don't immediately recognize

*create pictures in their minds about what they are reading

*be aware of the story elements of the text and use it to organize ideas

*make connections to what they already know

*understand that they are reading for understanding and not just to read words

*keep track and maintain their understanding of what they have read

*use a variety of strategies to save or get meaning when they are reading

*use several types of graphic organizers