1. Curriculum Night
Mrs. Woodhull 12/2/15

2. Unique Learning Systems (ULS)
Review New-2-You: Classroom Newspaper and Weekly Newspaper
Monthly Lessons

3. Language Arts Show Books: Start to Finish Literacy Series
Reading Strategies:
-CARS
-CROWD

4. CARS:
- Lead with a comment
-Ask a question
-Respond by asking more

5. CROWD
Completion
Recall
Open-Ended
WH Questions
Distancing

6. CROWD
Completion: Leave a blank at the end of the sentence and child fills it in (cloze sentence).
Example: This book was about_______.
Recall: Question about what happened in a portion of the book that has just been read.
Example: “Tell me what the little truck did.”

7. CROWD
Open-Ended: Questions that do not have specifically right or wrong answers. These questions usually focus on a picture.
Example: “Tell me what is happening in the picture.”
WH Questions: Questions that begin with what, where, why, and how.

8. CROWD
Distancing: Questions that relate what is in the book to experiences outside of the book.
Purpose: From a bridge between books and the real world.
Example: “You saw animals at the farm. What animal did you see at the farm?

9. References: Four Blocks of Literacy: Dr. David Koppenhaver, Ph. D
Dr. Karen Erikson, Ph. D