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WELCOME BACK!!!

On August 8, 2008 Miss Meyer became Mrs. Applegate.

This year looks a little different! Room 12 has moved to Room 19 and we are now

THE READING AND MATH CLUBS!!!

MRS. APPLEGATE , MRS. KASPER, MRS. LAESSIG & MRS. SENTMAN WELCOME YOU!

WE KNOW YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT YEAR,TONS OF FUN AND LEARN A LOT!

The purpose of the resource room is to provide individualized instruction to insure that all students can reach a level of academic success based on each student's individual needs.

Grades 3 and 4

SCHOOL & CLASSROOM RULES

Take care of yourself!!

Take care of others!!

Take care of your school!!

Do your best!!!

Remember in order to maintain a successful learning environment we have 2 choices at all times

NO TALK and QUIET TALK

MONDAY: READ FOR 15-30 MINUTES, MATH WORKSHEET, SORT & WRITE (INDEPENDENT)

TUESDAY: READ FOR 15-30 MINUTES, MATH WORKSHEET, ABC ORDER (INDEPENDENT)

WEDNESDAY: READ FOR 15-30 MINUTES, MATH WORKSHEET, SENTENCES (INDEPENDENT)

THURSDAY: READ FOR 15-30 MINUTES, MATH WORKSHEET, WRITING SORT (PARENT INVOLVEMENT)

ASSESSMENT ON FRIDAY

FRIDAY: NO HOMEWORK HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

EACH DAY 2 COUPONS WILL BE AWARDED FOR COMPLETED HOMEWORK

Homework TIPS
Homework will require some parental involvement at this level. Your
cooperation is essential in developing a positive homework habit. First and foremost, you can encourage your child by showing interest and demonstrating helpful attitudes toward homework.
Some additional suggestions for homework:
· Provide a noise-free, well-lit place to work.
· Establish a regular “homework time” in the home and have a special place free from excessive noise.
· Help your child organize adequate time to complete activities neatly and carefully.
· Decide if it becomes too frustrating of a task to stop and take a break. Any work done under duress or frustration is not a positive or healthy learning experience.

WORD STUDY

Word Study is instruction in phonics, spelling, and vocabulary. The purpose of word study is to teach students to examine words to discover the regularities, patterns, and conventions of English orthography need to read and spell. Word study increases specific knowledge of words-the spelling and meaning of individual words.

Word sorting is the heart of word study. Word sorts help students organize what they know about words and to form generalizations that they can then apply to new words they encounter in their reading. as students progress through the stages of reading and spelling, they learn how to look at words differently. Word sorting offers the best of both constructivist learning and teacher-directed instruction.

Through word sorting we allow children to learn "words their way." This means that we teach students at their developmental or instructional level, and that students' learning is based on the way they are naturally inclined to learn, on their natural course of conceptual learning.

*This information about word study is based on more than three decades of research in developmental aspects of word knowledge with children and adults. Word study also comes from what we have learned about the orthographic (sequence of letters, or spelling) structure of written words.

RESOURCES: Words Their Way-Word study for Phonics, Vocabulary and Spelling Instruction, by Donald Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton, and Francine Johnston.

Word Journeys, by Kathy Ganske.

100 BOOK CHALLENGE

Children are reading on their independent level at school and at home every day.

Your child's 100 Book Challenge packet will come home EVERY day. In this packet you will find their 100 Book Challenge folder, books and Reading Log. Please make sure that EVERYTHING is returned to school each day.

Daily Reminders about 100 Book Challenge :

Read for 30 minutes every night

15 minutes of reading equals one step

Fill out the Reading Log - Fill in the Step #, Title and Date (REMEMBER -- only one line of your

Reading Log should be filled out for 15 minutes of reading)

Have your Reading Coach sign in the box marked " Coach's Signature "

Check the box marked " Home "

Keep your books, folder and Reading Log in your 100 Book Challenge packet and return to school

EVERY day!

Your Reading Log will be checked each day and you will get new books to take home!

HAVE FUN!!

Things to remember about 100 Book Challenge readers:

Books will be fun!

Books will be easy!

Students should read like they talk!

READ 180 Reading Intervention Program:

A Comprehensive Reading Intervention Solution

READ 180 is an intensive reading intervention program that helps educators confront the problem of adolescent illiteracy and special needs reading on multiple fronts, using technology, print, and professional development. READ 180 is proven to meet the needs of struggling readers whose reading achievement is below proficient level. The program directly addresses individual needs through differentiated instruction, adaptive and instructional software, high-interest literature, and direct instruction in reading, writing, and vocabulary skills.

Whole-Group Direct Instruction Small-Group Direct Instruction READ 180 Software Modeled and Independent Reading Whole-Group Wrap-Up

Using the READ 180 instructional materials, the teacher begins the day by providing systematic instruction in reading, writing, and vocabulary to the whole class. Using the rBook and Resources for Differentiated Instruction, the teacher works closely with students so that individual needs can be met. Students use the Software independently, providing them with intensive, individualized skills practice.
See the Software in Action
Students build reading comprehension skills through modeled and independent reading of the READ 180 Paperbacks and Audiobooks. The session ends with 10 more minutes of Whole-Group Instruction.

TAKEN FROM http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/read180/overview/instrmodel.htmm