READING
Our school district has developed a new curriculum map for sixth grade language arts in alignment with the Common Core Standards that have been adopted. It is the goal of this program to individually challenge our students in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking at a very rigorous level.
Each day I will READ TO THE STUDENTS. I will introduce them to quality literature and a variety of types of literature. In so doing, I hope to further instill a love for the sound and the use of words. Currently, we are reading The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Jester.
There will also be countless opportunities for READING WITH THE STUDENTS. The children will be reading as a whole class from our adopted Houghton Mifflin basal reader as well as some theme-based novels. This will expose students to excellent literature in which they will learn reading skills and comprehension strategies to increase reading fluency.
Our new language arts curriculum also promotes READING BY THE STUDENTS. Students will be in flexible guided reading groups where they will be reading from sixth grade level content-rich books. I will meet with each of these groups and tailor the teachings of these groups to meet individual needs. In addition to the guided reading groups, students will read independently both at home and at school. Monthly book reports and in-class projects will be used to assess progress and stimulate interest.
Each student will be required to read at least twenty minutes at home each school night. Students can make up missed days over the weekend. Please look for an independent reading note each Monday that needs to signed by a parent and returned to school the following Monday. Monthly reading parties will be held to celebrate the students who accomplished their monthly reading goal. Look for those reading calendars each month! In addition to our class incentives, PTA is sponsoring a reading challenge and will be using those notes to monitor progress.
During the months of September, October, November, January, February, March, and April, students will be required to write a book report and complete a 1-minute oral book talk. Details about each book report will be sent home at the beginning of the month. The January book report is an non-fiction book of at least 75 pages.
Our school district has developed a new curriculum map for sixth grade language arts in alignment with the Common Core Standards that have been adopted. It is the goal of this program to individually challenge our students in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking at a very rigorous level.
Each day I will READ TO THE STUDENTS. I will introduce them to quality literature and a variety of types of literature. In so doing, I hope to further instill a love for the sound and the use of words. Currently, we are reading The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Jester.
There will also be countless opportunities for READING WITH THE STUDENTS. The children will be reading as a whole class from our adopted Houghton Mifflin basal reader as well as some theme-based novels. This will expose students to excellent literature in which they will learn reading skills and comprehension strategies to increase reading fluency.
Our new language arts curriculum also promotes READING BY THE STUDENTS. Students will be in flexible guided reading groups where they will be reading from sixth grade level content-rich books. I will meet with each of these groups and tailor the teachings of these groups to meet individual needs. In addition to the guided reading groups, students will read independently both at home and at school. Monthly book reports and in-class projects will be used to assess progress and stimulate interest.
Each student will be required to read at least twenty minutes at home each school night. Students can make up missed days over the weekend. Please look for an independent reading note each Monday that needs to signed by a parent and returned to school the following Monday. Monthly reading parties will be held to celebrate the students who accomplished their monthly reading goal. Look for those reading calendars each month! In addition to our class incentives, PTA is sponsoring a reading challenge and will be using those notes to monitor progress.
During the months of September, October, November, January, February, March, and April, students will be required to write a book report and complete a 1-minute oral book talk. Details about each book report will be sent home at the beginning of the month. The January book report is an non-fiction book of at least 75 pages.