1. Grades 2-3 English Language Arts at Yinghua Academy

2. Agenda 1. Mrs. Gill’s Background 2. Reading Street Curriculum 3
Agenda 1. Mrs. Gill’s Background 2. Reading Street Curriculum 3. English Goals 4. Homework 5. Assessments 6. Questions

3. About Mrs. Gill

4. Grades 2-5 use the Reading Street curriculum.
By Scott Foresman (Pearson)

5. Integrates all MN and National Common Core standards
Reading Street Curriculum:
Integrates all MN and National Common Core standards
Helps us to prioritize instruction to support higher levels of reading and writing
Provides rigor through differentiation of all lessons and texts
Balances fiction and informational texts
Builds content-area knowledge and vocabulary
Coordinates reading, writing, & spelling
Integrates media and 21st century skills

6. Goals for English Class
Learn How to Read!
Phonics, Guided Reading
Improve Writing Skills
Writing Lessons, Journal Activities, Group Writing
Develop Phonemic Awareness
Phonics, Weekly Spelling Words, Word Sorts, Word Families, Root Words, etc.
Build Comprehension Skills
Teacher Read Aloud, Discussions, Partner Read
Practice Handwriting Skills
Grade 2 – Manuscript, Grade 3 – Manuscript/Cursive
Enrich Vocabulary Word Usage
Weekly Vocabulary Words

7. Typical Class “Do Now” Activity Check Homework Together
Lesson Integrates English Sub-Subjects
Activities/Projects to Enrich Curriculum
Try to Make Learning Interesting and Fun

8. Homework & Assignments
Weekly Homework Packet:
1-2 pages per night
Reading log (average 30 minutes+ of nightly reading)
Summary (2-3 sentences) or other activity of something your child read during each week
Spelling words
Literature skills practice (comprehension worksheets, vocabulary exercises, writing, etc.)
Assignment is written on cover of packet
Late homework loses 1 point per day
Checked IN CLASS daily
Participation/completion grade
Absent? All homework is posted on my classroom webpage!
Mrs. Gill's English Language Arts Website

9. Assessments Spelling tests every Friday
Formal and informal assessments throughout term
NWEA and MCA tests

10. Questions? Kimberly.gill@yinghuaacademy.org
Send me a note in the take-home folder.
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