Reading: This year reading will be taught through novels.
Students will be reading at least four books with a Social Studies focus as a
whole group and several different genres (types) in small group. Below is a list
of the whole group books and small group genre’s that we will be reading this
year. We will be alternating reading whole group and small group books.
Whole Group 1: Come to Florida!
Small Group Genre 1:
Realistic Fiction
Whole Group 2: Voices in St. Augustine
Small Group Genre 2: Biographies
Whole Group 3: Panther Girl
Small Group Genre 3: Fantasy
Whole Group 4: A Land Remembered
Small Group Genre 4: Choice
(if time)
Whole Group 5: The Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo
(if time)
We will be learning the same
skills as taught in the reading series in roughly the same order.
Below I have listed
comprehension strategies and skills from the reading series for each week.
Unit 1
Week 1 Make Inferences and Analyze; Problem and Solution & Author’s Purpose
Week 2 Summarize; Main Idea and Details
Week 3 Summarize; Main Idea & Details
Week 4 Make Inferences; Plot Development
Week 5 Make Inferences; Plot Development
Unit 2
Week 6 Make Inferences; Author’s Purpose
Week 7 Generate Questions; Plot Development
Week 8 Make Inferences and Analyze; Facts and Details
Week 9 Generate Questions; Problem & Solution
Week 10 Generate Questions; Plot Development
Unit 3
Week 11 Evaluate; Author’s Purpose
Week 12 Evaluate; Author’s Purpose
Week 13 Summarize; Compare/Contrast
Week 14 Summarize; Chronological Order
Week 15 Evaluate; Main Idea and Details
Unit 4
Week 16 Generate Questions; Cause and Effect
Week 17 Generate Questions; Compare Characters
Week 18 Evaluate; Author’s Purpose
Week 19 Analyze Text Structure; Chronological Order
Week 20 Analyze Text Structure; Compare and Contrast
Unit 5
Week 21 Evaluate; Chronological Order
Week 22 Evaluate; Cause and Effect
Week 23 Evaluate; Compare and Contrast
Week 24 Monitor Comprehension; Compare Characters
Week 25 Monitor Comprehension; Cause and Effect
Unit 6
Week 26 Analyze Story Structure; Cause and Effect
Week 27 Analyze Story Structure; Essential
Message/Theme
Week 28 Monitor Comprehension; Main Idea and Details
Week 29 Monitor Comprehension; Author’s Purpose
Week 30 Analyze Text Structure; Relevant Facts and
Details
In addition to the reading,
students also practice their reading skills in small groups. Each group meets
two to four times a week with me, to read and discuss their book, work on
comprehension skills and decoding strategies. When students are not meeting
with their group (or with me individually) they will be working in Literacy
Work Stations which compliment our reading/language
curriculum.
Literacy Work Stations – students will work in 2 – 3 each day.
1.
Reading Work Station – students may read to self, buddy read or re-read the
day’s reading.
2.
Fluency Work Station – students work on fluency skills.
3.
Word Study – students work on spelling or vocabulary activities.
4. Reading Work Station – work on journal and foldable
activities for the current book.