Language Groups: 5th-7th grade students have continued to participate in "Think- Alouds" to practice reading strategies and self-monitor their comprehension. This week we looked at which strategies they rely on and what other strategies they can also try to gain further understanding of text. Most of the students found that there are one or two strategies that they use frequently, and chose another skill to practice to add to their reading "tool box." Third and fourth graders have written short summaries and focused on vocabulary skills.
Here is a list of the Strategies that we have been practicing:
- Make a Prediction
- Ask a Question
- Clarify something (especially useful for unfamiliar vocabulary or concepts)
- Make a Comment (form an opinion)
- Make a Connection
- Figure out if I need to reread
- Ask myself if I understand what I've read
- Make mental pictures (Visualize)
- Compare what is being learned now to what has been learned previously
Articulation Groups: We begin each session with oral-motor activities and then proceed to practice individual phonemes. Students who are focusing on carryover received letters to take home to parents explaining the carryover unit. Please encourage the children to listen to their daily speech and record their observations on their speech calendars.
