Home Reading

This week the Grade 2 students will start Home Reading. Grade One students will start in early December.

Every Wednesday students will bring home a book, or books, that they need to read during the upcoming week.  Each week will also have a homework sheet that focuses on a specific comprehension skill or strategy.  The book(s) and homework sheet need to be returned every Wednesday so that they can be exchanged for new ones.

A few things to remember about Home Reading:

1) Students are picking their own books.  The skill of finding good fit books is being worked on however it isn't always perfect.  If your child is consistently taking books that are too frustrating, or too easy, please let us know.  Remember, a few challenging words on each page is okay.

2) Books should be read more than once during the week.  I explain to the students that once a skill is taught, it needs to be practiced ~ skating, riding a bike, printing.  The same goes for reading.  Once a book is read, it is very beneficial to the reader to read it again.  As a book becomes more familiar, students can work on fluency and flow to their reading, using expression, and reading the punctuation.  This obviously is not the case for longer books such as chapter books, but shorter picture books can, and should be, read more than once.

3) Remember to discuss the book with your child.  Ask questions about what they read.  A sheet on questioning will be sent home along with the Home Reading.  This is yours to keep as a reference for when you are reading with your child.

Thank you for your continued support with Reading!