Developing Readers (Period 5) Assignments

Students worked last week on a 5 paragraph essay. A few students did not complete it. They may work on it this weekend and hand it in on Monday. If it is not turned in on that day, there will be some grading deduction.

Students need to study the Thanksgiving essay worksheets. Tomorrow there will be a test that is the exact copy of the worksheets sent home. We have stopped the Reading Fluency program for a while in order to give more variety to the program.

Please practice your reading fluency. The second reading will be this Thursday November, first. Usually its on Friday, but this week it will be on Thursday.

If you haven't finished the 4 paragraph essay, you can complete it for homework. It is due tomorrow, Tuesday, October 30.

Many students are making measurable progress in improving their reading fluency. The students are individually timed on Monday and again on Friday. The page goes home each Monday and needs to be practiced every night. By Friday, it is assumed they will improve their score by at least 20 words per minute. When a student can read 150 words per minute for 2 weeks in a row, they can progress to a higher level. Some students are realizing this level of improvement. Please encourage your student to practice reading. Their reading fluency success will help their achievement in other classes too. It also positively impacts comprehension as well.
Thank you for your support.

Tomorrow will be the first day we will be testing the first reading fluency assignment. Please bring back the page that has been practiced all week. On Monday, students will receive a new paper and they are requested to practive it all week in order to measure on Friday any improvement.

Thank you,
Mrs. Meyer

Please sign and return the Reading Fluency letter that will explain our Reading Fluency program. We will be starting next Monday, September 10th, by sending home a page requiring reading practice at home for about 2 minutes nightly. Students will be tested on Monday, in class, to get a pre-practice score and then again each Friday to chart their improvement. Please make sure your student practices his/her reading fluency with the page that will be sent home.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Meyer

Notebook organization is impt. Make sure all dividers for each subject are labeled and loose paper filed in the correct section. Check texbooks and backbook for these papers. Students should have a 3 ring hole puncher and white reinforcements at home.

Please review and sign the course content letter.

In addition, homework, every night, will be to file all loose papers in the correct section of the notebook and make sure school supplies as sharpened pencils, pens, a highlighter and red correcting pen are in a pencil case. About 25 sheets of lined paper should be in the notebook at the beginning of each week. Parents are encouraged to help students learn these important organization strategy. It is anticipated that this should take about 5 minutes nightly.

Thank you,
Mrs Meyer

Reading Fluency needs to be practiced every night. Reading Fluency Progress report requiring parent signature will be sent home on Friday with the most recent score.