In addition to our character traits focus, we are reviewing strategies for reading longer words. Many third graders lack confidence with this skill, so we practice often. Students practice strategies when reading literature. At other times, they read and sort cards with multisyllable words. We've also started to "warm-up" at the beginning of our reading block by reading phonetic word lists with longer words. You can see a photo below of the list we used this week.
In reading, we started a unit on character traits. So far, we have read Officer Buckle and Gloria in small groups. We discussed Officer Buckle's character traits and reread the text to find support for those character traits. Next, we read Nate the Great: San Francisco Detective with partners. After each chapter, partners paused in their reading to discuss a list of questions about that chapter. The class came to the conclusion that Nate the Great doesn't give up when he has a case to solve. He is a determined detective. Next week, we'll continue reading mysteries. Students will work in small, guided-reading groups to read a mystery. Each group will meet daily with me, an instructional assistant, or Mrs. Bergeron. (Mrs. Bergeron and I team-teach reading and writing.) As we read our mysteries, we will keep track of the detectives, the suspects, and the clues. We'll make predictions and read on to see if we were correct. We will also focus on character traits.
In addition to our character traits focus, we are reviewing strategies for reading longer words. Many third graders lack confidence with this skill, so we practice often. Students practice strategies when reading literature. At other times, they read and sort cards with multisyllable words. We've also started to "warm-up" at the beginning of our reading block by reading phonetic word lists with longer words. You can see a photo below of the list we used this week.
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