Welcome to Reading

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Welcome to Reading
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Homework

• Homework is assigned on Monday for the week.
• Spelling HW is due Thursday.
• Spelling Tests are scheduled for Friday.
• Check your childs agenda for weekly assignments.
  

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Warm up Activities

• First ten minutes of period.
• Each day we do a different activity/skill.
• Selected assignments will be graded.

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Reading

• We read in various modes
• --Aloud
• --Pairs
• --Silently
• Discussion during and after each chapter or
  section.

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Reading (cont)

• Vocabulary
• --discuss as we read
• Center activities

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Grading

• Grades are based on the following percentages
• Homework 10 .
• Reading Counts 10
• Test 20
• Classwork 60
• Spelling and Word Wall HW start out as a 100,
  however are reduced by 5 points weekly if
  missing.

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Discipline

• DATA
• --Positive in nature
• --Non threatening
• --Rewards