Mrs. Karen Gabler

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5th Grade Reading

• Mrs. Karen Gabler
• kgabler_at_bloomington.k12.mn.us
• [phone]

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5th Grade Reading

• 55 minutes daily
• Students are mixed with other homerooms
• Differentiated within reading classes
• Three different components to reading class
• Supplies pencil, planner, notebook, folder,
• independent reading book
• Homework beginning of class and homework board

Book Talks
Independent
Whole Group
Guided
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Independent Reading

• Quarterly Book Slips
• Purpose to encourage out of class reading and
  encourage interaction with
• parents/guardians about reading
• Page Breakdown
• Students set individual goals
• Due date is set at the beginning of each
  quarter
• Students turn in signed bookslips to the turn
  in basket
• Bookslips are totaled and grade is determined
• Students are to be reading for 30 minutes
  daily
• outside of class

Independent
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Whole Group

• Purpose to instruct students in reading skills
  and strategies pertinent to the fifth grade
  curriculum
• Most days will include a mini-lesson
• Topics include those listed in 5th grade
  handbook
• Students will be grouped heterogeneously in
  groups, pairs or work independently to practice
  and reinforce the skill/strategy
• There may be occasional homework from whole group
  lessons

Whole Group
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Guided Reading

• Purpose to instruct students in reading skills
• and strategies pertinent to their
• individual needs
• Group meetings will vary depending on week
• Meetings include reading a text at that groups
  instructional level
• Students will be working on skills and
  strategies they
• need
• Students will be grouped homogeneously
• Students can expect homework from these lessons

Guided
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Book Talks/Projects
Projects

• Students will create and present a book talk on
  a self-selected book.
• Some quarters Mrs. G will choose the presentation
  format, other quarters students will choose.
• A rubric with detailed instructions is always
  given in class.