Reading

Through our study of Reading With Agency (launching unit), Interpretation Book Clubs, Nonfiction Informational Reading, and Fantasy Units, fifth graders will learn to:

  • Participate in book discussion groups with peers

  • Read text with fluency and expression

  • Use multiple strategies to determine word meaning

  • Understand the connotations of words and figurative language

  • Read for insight, pleasure, and acquire information

  • Gather, take notes, organize and synthesize relevant information

  • Use comprehension strategies to deepen understanding

  • Apply comprehension strategies to content area

  • Increase knowledge of word structure and vocabulary

Helpful Hints Sheets:

Students will be given reference sheets at school. The sheets will be in the Reading section of their binder. Students are encouraged to use these sheets to help them practice strategies we learn and stay on track with their reading. Encourage your child to practice using these helpful hints sheets, discuss their reading with you, and write about it in their 3-subject notebook.