Whether your child loves or hates to read, this is the class for you! We will read quality texts to learn multiple reading strategies, such as:

Asking Questions

Making Connections

Summarizing Text

Story Elements

Answering Explicit & Implicit Questions

Inferencing

Comprehension

Poetry & Poetic Language

Figurative Language

Non-Fiction Text Structure

Characterization

Cause & Effect

Compare & Contrast

…and more!

Utilizing the Reading Workshop model, our class will discover mentor texts together, practice important reading skills and share their learning while building a reading strategy notebook filled with skills learned over the course of the year.

Students are then free to practice their skills throughout the week at home with books they love, so no homework or grades!

No textbook

Materials: backpack with composition book, glue sticks (3), scissors, pencils, pens, highlighters, Post-It notes