First Grade Reading Meeting Mrs. Cooper Mr. Dam Mr. Feichtner Mrs. Frey Mrs. Tiernan Mrs. Cooper Mr. Dam Mr. Feichtner Mrs. Frey Mrs. Tiernan

5 Big Ideas in Reading Instruction / Phonemic Awareness / Phonics / Fluency / Vocabulary / Text Comprehension / Phonemic Awareness / Phonics / Fluency / Vocabulary / Text Comprehension

Guided Reading / Each child is somewhere on the path of these 5 big ideas to becoming an accomplished reader. / This is where guided reading comes into play. / Our job is to find out exactly where each child is and meet them there and move forward in their reading development. / Each child is somewhere on the path of these 5 big ideas to becoming an accomplished reader. / This is where guided reading comes into play. / Our job is to find out exactly where each child is and meet them there and move forward in their reading development.

Guided Reading / Why? / If children are taught at their instructional reading level as (opposed to frustration or independent level), they make more growth at a faster rate. / Why? / If children are taught at their instructional reading level as (opposed to frustration or independent level), they make more growth at a faster rate.

Leveled Books / Leveled from A-Z (Fountas and Pinnell) / The children do not know and we recommend not talking with your child about his/her level. / Leveled from A-Z (Fountas and Pinnell) / The children do not know and we recommend not talking with your child about his/her level.

Expectations / 1st quarter - D / 2nd quarter - E / 3rd quarter - G / 4th quarter - I / 1st quarter - D / 2nd quarter - E / 3rd quarter - G / 4th quarter - I

Goals of Guided Reading / Develop fluency / Detect errors and self correct / Decode unknown words using strategies / Develop comprehension skills / Develop fluency / Detect errors and self correct / Decode unknown words using strategies / Develop comprehension skills

Reading Strategies / Does the word make sense in the sentence? / Look for Key Clues (pictures)

Reading Strategies / Listen to How it Sounds / Look for Little Words in Big Words (Ex: window)

Reading Strategies / Search for Similarities

Reading Strategies / Backtrack and read again / Skip it and go on

Always Ask Yourself / Does it look right? / Does it sound right? / Does it make sense? / Does it look right? / Does it sound right? / Does it make sense?

What Can You Do At Home? / EVERYDAY WORDS / Talk the talk as you read at home / Discuss the strategies at home / Reading Log in BEARS Binder - homework (M-Th) / Begin 9/12/12 / Readinga-z.com / EVERYDAY WORDS / Talk the talk as you read at home / Discuss the strategies at home / Reading Log in BEARS Binder - homework (M-Th) / Begin 9/12/12 / Readinga-z.com

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