5 th Grade Reading Night Travis Niemeyer Meagan Tarvin

Workshop Models

Reading Activities Reading Responses Book Reviews Discussion groups Conferences

Wrangler Reads Objectives To help students develop the habits of good readers To create excitement about reading every day To support students in becoming more proficient readers

40 Book Challenge Runs through the end of the year Targets in specific genres All books read or read to them count towards the goal Books over 350 pages count twice Reading Logs available online CELEBRATION AT THE END OF THE YEAR!!

Checkpoints November 16  Must have read 7 books (Rewards 11/30) January 18  Must have read 20 books (Rewards 1/25) March 1  Must have read 28 books (Rewards 3/8) Final Checkpoint – May 10  Must have read 35 books (Rewards ??)

How you can help… Ensure that kids read daily Ask them about their books Visit the library or book store Read with them Keep track of their books at home and celebrate their successes there as well Model good reading habits

Talking to Your Kids about Books Before your child reads a book, ask: Why did you select this book? What makes you think this book is going to be interesting? While your child is reading a book, try asking: Will you catch me up on the story? What's happened so far? Did you learn any new words or facts so far? After your child has finished a book, ask questions like: What was your favorite part of the book? Why? Who was your favorite character? Why? What was the most interesting thing you learned from the book? Did the problem of the book's plot get solved? If you could change one thing in the book, what would you change?

"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." — Emilie Buchwald

Metacognition: Thinking About How You Think Before you can truly improve your reading skills, you need to understand what happens in good readers’ minds while they read. You may even do these things already. You just don’t know it…yet.

The Reading Strategies Make Connections Make Connections Ask Questions Ask Questions Determine Importance Determine Importance Infer and Predict Infer and Predict Visualize Visualize Synthesize Synthesize Use Fix Up Strategies Use Fix Up Strategies