Book It!

It's that time of the year to reward our students for reading inside and outside the classroom with a free BOOK IT! coupon for a personal pan pizza. I put the BOOK IT! packet in your mailboxes.  Please utilize as an incentive for reading, remember IT'S SIMPLE AND FREE!!!!!  Kindly return the packet, if you are not participating with the BOOK IT program.     

Thanks
S. Kerr

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Senate Panel Votes to Kill Funds for 'Reading First'

Source: Education Week; June 24, 2008

A Senate Appropriations subcommittee voted to eliminate all funding for the Reading First program, as part of a fiscal 2009 spending bill that would provide modest increases for other education programs.

In explaining his panel's decision to zero out the program, the panel cited the results of a preliminary federal evaluation of Reading First, released May 1, which found that the program has had no impact...

Reading Reminders

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DIBELS Assessment

The winter DIBELS Assessment will begin on Thursday, January 24. This assessment will be done by the SAME person that tested your class previously. The following areas will be covered this time.

Kindergarten LNF, ISF, PSF, and NWF
First Grade PSF, NWF, ORF
Second Grade NWF and ORF
Third Grade ORF
Fourth Grade ORF
Fifth Grade ORF

If you have any questions, please feel free to see Ms. Ford-White or Ms. Fogelson.

Reading Reminders

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DIBELS Testing

DIBELS testing will begin on January 24 and end on Feb. 7.

The same person who tested your students from the last assessment will test them again. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Fogelson.

Reading Reminders (Grades 3-5)

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Reading Reminders (Upper Primary)

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Reading Update Intermediate

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Reading Update

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Reading Update 10-29

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Bob and Otto Contest

Ms. Joyce Sweeting's 1st grade class was selected as WLRN's 2007 One Picture Book, One Community Class Picture Book Contest winner! On Thursday, November 8th at 9:00 a.m., the book's illustrator will read the book to the students and have a short question answer for the group.

Reading Update

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Reading Update (Grades 3-5)

Benchmark Skills of the Week:

Continue working on the following benchmark items during your daily

instruction:

- Main Idea/Details

- Author's Purpose

- Cause and Effect

- Vocabulary

* Refer to the vocabulary task card in reference to multiple meaning words.

FCAT Writing Benchmark Focus:

- Ms. Carter will continue to pull all fourth graders for writing instruction.

- Fourth grade students will take an expository writing assessment on

Tuesday.

FCAT Reading Benchmark Focus:

- Follow Grade Level "Instructional Focus Calendar" based on Houghton

Mifflin series Theme 2

Date(s) to Remember:

- Reading PLUS - All students must utilize the computer

based reading program twice a week for 30 minutes a day.

- Accelerated Reader - Teachers, make sure that all of your students are

visiting the media center and are taking AR test daily. All students must

read and take 10 AR test by October 25.

- Expository Writing Assessment - Teachers, please place your scores in

my mailbox by Friday, October 19, 2007.

Reading Update (K-2)

October 15 --- Grade 1 Bob and Otto Contest due

October 16 --- Reading First Visitation



Elements of Reading Vocabulary Lesson 4

Houghton Mifflin Theme 4 Grades K-2





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Reading Update (Grades 3-5)

Word of the Week:

esteem - 1 : to think of in a particular way : consider

2 : to think very highly or favorably of

Sentence - Keira is thrilled to have been put in charge of a ceremony

honoring a teacher that the students esteem as a guide and role

model.

Benchmark Skills of the Week:

Continue working on the following benchmark items during your daily

instruction:

- Cause and Effect

- Vocabulary

* Refer to the vocabulary task card in reference to multiple meaning words.

FCAT Writing Benchmark Focus:

- Ms. Carter will continue to pull all fourth graders for writing instruction.

FCAT Reading Benchmark Focus:

- Follow Grade Level "Instructional Focus Calendar" based on Houghton

Mifflin series Theme 2

Date(s) to Remember:

- Reading PLUS begins this week. All students must utilize the computer

based reading program twice a week for 30 minutes a day.

- Accelerated Reader - Teachers, make sure that all of your students are

visiting the media center and are taking AR test daily. All students must

read and take 10 AR test by October 25.

Helpful Websites:

http://www.readinglady.com/

Reading Update (K-2)

First Grade - Bob and Otto Contest due October 15.

October 31 - Halloween Spooky Stories with Ms. Abner at Barnes & Noble.

Begin Elements of Reading Vocabulary - Lesson 4.

Reading Update (Grades 3-5)

Word of the Week:

plausible
1 : seemingly fair or reasonable

2 : appearing worthy of belief something that makes a

person try or work hard or harder

Sentence - Dad's explanation that the dog must have knocked over the vase

seemed perfectly plausible.

Benchmark Skills of the Week:

Continue working on the following benchmark items during your daily

instruction:

- Main Idea

- Author's Purpose

- Vocabulary

* Refer to the vocabulary task card in reference to multiple meaning words.

FCAT Writing Benchmark Focus:

- Ms. Carter will continue to pull all fourth graders for writing instruction.

FCAT Reading Benchmark Focus:

- Follow Grade Level "Instructional Focus Calendar" based on H-M series Theme 2

Date(s) to Remember:

- Reading PLUS is scheduled to start the week of October 8, 2007.

- Thank you teachers for making FCAT Challenge a success!

Language Arts Pacing Guides

Please click on the The Language Arts Pacing Guides that support the K-12 Comprehensive Reading plan that will be used this school year. The link will be available on the side bar and contact Ms. Scott if you have any questions.

Early Reading First Program

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal program designed to give preschoolers a boost in early reading got a mixed report card Monday.
The Early Reading First Program has had a positive effect on children's print and letter knowledge, according to a report released by the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. But the study also found the program has had no impact on phonological awareness, which includes rhyming, or oral language, which includes vocabulary development. The program has led to more professional development for teachers, according to the study.
Early Reading