3rd Grade Awesome Readers!
Mrs. Andraska and Mrs. Langen
October, 2015
Knee-to-knee Discussions
Brown Bag Biographies
Independent Reading Time
At-Home Reading Expectations
1. Read 20-30 minutes each night - including weekends. Raz-Kids counts toward this, too!
2. We would like at least 10 of those minutes to be read OUT-LOUD to an adult.
3. Adult initials or signature are expected on the reading log or for those in Mrs. McGuire's classroom, signing the planner calendar with book and minutes read would be fine.
What is a 'Good Fit' book?
How can you help your child determine a 'Good Fit' book at home?
1. I get most of the words right.
2. I can read with feeling.
3. I use the punctuation.
4. I understand what I read.
"5 Finger Rule" for words that I don't know on a page:
0-1 errors too easy
2-4 errors 'Good Fit'
5+ errors too hard
2. You can model the 'Good Fit' method for your child. Take a book that you are reading and go through the steps to set an example for what it looks like and sounds like to review a reading selection.
3. Help your child recognize when a text is too difficult. They have been taught to ask:
- Are there 5+ words on a page that I don't know?
- Is this book hard to comprehend?
- When I read this book, does it sound choppy and slow?
- adapted from www.thedailycafe.com
Mrs. Andraska/Mrs. Langen
Mrs. Ann Andraska aandraska@chelsea.k12.mi.us
734-433-2205 x5208
Mrs. Sue Langen slangen@chelsea.k12.mi.us
734-433-2205 x5009
Phone: 734-433-2205