(10 minutes) Reading Logs
(20 minutes) Mini Lesson/Read Aloud
(20 minutes) Silent Reading/Guided Reading
(10 minutes) Share with a partner
(30 minutes) Word Work
Reading Logs: Studies show that students drastically improve their reading when they read often on their reading level. Students are expected and required to read 20 minutes at school and at least 20 minutes at home. They record their reading in their reading logs. I check reading logs everyday and we set and review our reading goals. Your student needs your support, time, and a quiet place at home to get their reading done. This is the only homework that I require, therefore I expect it to be done everyday. A football player can't improve if they never practice. The same goes for reading - to become better readers, our students need to practice! practice! practice!
Mini Lesson/Read Aloud: Students come to the carpet and I teach a lesson focused around one of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Texas educational standards). I read a book out loud to them as part of the Mini Lesson. Students learn a concept that day, which is applied to our mentor text.
Silent Reading: Students read a book on their level and practice the concept of the day. Students record their findings in their reading notebooks. During this time, I pull small groups and work on the concept of the day with the small group.
Share with a partner: Students share and discuss what they've found with their partners and receive feedback.
Word Work: Students work on vocabulary during this time. The vocabulary words are based around basic root words. Students have a vocabulary test over these words about every 2 weeks.
Tests: Students are given unit tests based around the mini lesson content covered.
Units for the Year
Fiction I: character traits, setting, plot, theme
Fiction II: summary, inferencing/drawing conclusions, making predictions
Drama and Traditional Tales: drama structural elements, drama and story elements, drama and summary/inferencing, traditional tales and origin, traditional tales and theme
Recognizing Text Structure: sequence, problem/solution, compare/contrast, cause/effect, text features
Non-fiction I: graphic features, author's purpose, fact vs. opinion, autobiography/biography
Non-fiction II: topic, main idea, summary, supporting details
Poetry: figurative language, poetic structure, sensory language, imagery
Test Genre: test taking strategies and skills
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