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| The children read anywhere from 1 to 2 hours per day. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary, independent reading skills, comprehension, and study skills. The list below was developed, partially, with Sea Gate's wonderful media specialist, Mrs. Laurie Arnez. |
| To enhance the reading experience in your home, you may wish to follow the steps/ guidelines that are listed before the reading list. Also, you will
find a book report outline below the reading list; please feel free to use it (print-out) and allow your child to bring it completed to our classroom for the sharing of reading experiences.
Also,
you may wish to help your child select books for the Accelerated
Reader program. The program allows children to earn points via
the reading of
books.
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| Tips for the selection and reading of books with your child: |
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| BEFORE READING: |
 | Look at the cover and encourage your child to use his/her imagination to predict what the book is about. |
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| Read the information on the back of the book to predict what the book is about. |
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| Take a "picture walk" through the book and try to figure out what's happening in the story. This will energize the brain's prior knowledge to make the reading process more meaningful. |
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| Use the Table of Contents. Read the title of each chapter for more predictions. |
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| DURING READING: |
| Pay close attention to any "special type" (bold type, italic type,
underlined type, etc.) and explain its meaning to your child. |
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| Have your child make a list of any words to look up in the dictionary. |
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| Encourage the rereading of any words or sentences that your child does not understand. |
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| AFTER READING: |
| Ask if your child's predictions were correct. Have your child retell the story as a comprehension check. |
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| Encourage your child to share experiences from the book with friends and family members. |
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| Work on follow-up activities with your child: book reports, dioramas, the selection of additional books by the same author, etc. |
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Online Activity
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Reading for Comprehension
Reading for comprehension is a key part of reading instruction within the classroom.
By clicking the link to the right (book shelf) you will be taken to a web page that contains
literacy graphics. The graphics are links to stories and their associated comprehension questions.
This connection between the classroom and the Internet will continue throughout the school
year. Reading these stories and answering their associated comprehension questions will be assigned
periodically as homework.
Mr. Que will notify parents, via a letter, when a story has been assigned. |
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Reading List |
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Title |
Author |
| The Chocolate Touch |
Catling |
| Amber Brown (series) |
Danziger |
| Bunnicula |
Howie |
| Horrible Harry in Room 2B |
Kline |
| Ben and Me |
Lawson |
| Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH |
O'Brien (challenging vocabulary) |
| Tales of an Ashanti Father |
Appiah |
| Stone Fox |
Gardiner |
| The Wreck of the Zephyr Van |
Allsburg |
| The Velveteen Rabbit |
Williams |
| Black Beauty |
McKinley (challenging vocabulary) |
| Through Grandpa's Eyes |
MacLachlan |
| The People Who Could Fly |
Hamilton (challenging vocabulary) |
| Magic Tree House (series) |
Osborn |
| Junie B. Jones (series) |
Park |
| The Stinky Cheese Man |
Sciezka |
| Chocolate Fever |
Smith |
| Alexander…. Very Bad Day |
Viorst |
| The Boxcar Children (series) |
Warner |
| Mouse Magic |
Baglio |
| Can You Keep a Secret? |
Petersen |
| Moving Pony |
Betancourt |
| Adventures of Captain Underpants |
Pilkey |
| Ramona's World (series) |
Cleary |
| Encyclopedia Brown (series) |
Sobol |
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Generic Book Report Outline |
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(Please feel free to modify this outline as needed.) |
| The people in a story or book are called the characters. Think about the characters in this
book. Then answer each question with one character's name. Explain your answers. |
Who was the nicest character?
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Who was the funniest character?
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Who was a mean character?
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Who was your favorite character?
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What if you were your favorite character?
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| Write a different ending or an addition to the story. |
| Find five new words from the book. Write the words and their meaning with the help of a dictionary. |
| Draw a picture of your favorite character and make a list of words to describe him or her. |
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