Reading:
Regular reading practice,
Narrative structures such as: characters, plot, setting, conflict
Comprehension strategies such as: connecting, questioning, visualizing, reflecting and inferring
Writing:
Development of paragraphs with topic sentences
Using correct punctuation
Revising, editing and considering the audience
Writing styles could include, narratives, letters, instructional and descriptive
We will continue to use our Raz-Kids accounts so that students can work on reading practice and comprehension skills. There is a 10 question comprehension quiz at the end of each book. Students must achieve a score of 8/10 or higher on the quiz. If they do not than they need to read the book again and retake the quiz. I can monitor how many books students are reading, the scores on their quizzes and the types of questions they are getting wrong on the quizzes so this program will help provide me with feedback on the development of their reading.
The link to Raz-Kids is http://www.kidsa-z.com/
Students will be asked to type in the teacher username that the account is set up under: jdumas9.
Then students will be asked to sign in with their own password and access their account.