READING
Our school follows the work of Teacher's College. The year is divided into monthly units of study. Each reading block consists of a read aloud, a minilesson, independent reading, small guided reading groups, individual conferences, and a share. The curriculum meets the New York State reading standards (large pdf file).
Our monthly calendar is as follows:
- September: Careful Readers Have Good Habits - Reading with Stamina, Engagement, Fluency, Accuracy, and Comprehension
- October: Readers Use Strategies to Figure Out Words and to Understand Their Stories
- November: Readers Think and Talk about the Characters in Their Books
- December: Careful Readers Build Comprehension by Reading with Fluency and Pay Attention to the Story Elements
- January: Nonfiction Reading Strategies - Readers Can Get Information and Grow Ideas for Nonfiction Texts
- February: Readers Have Read with Word Power and Fluency and Build Their Vocabulary
- March: Readers Become Experts about Series They Love
- April: Partners Learn to Grow Ideas as They Read a Collection of Related Books
- May: Readers Read Nonfiction within Social Studies or Science
- June: Readers Make Plans for Their Summer Reading
