Reading

Games to practice Metaphors, Similes and Idioms http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/fling3.html Prefixes and Suffix game http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/fling5.htm Fact and Opinions http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/habit.html Compare / Contrast Interactive Venn Diagram http://readwritethink.org/materials/venn/index.html Parts of a story http://library.thinkquest.org/27864/data/cyoc/parts.html My reading strategy checklist http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/lmarch/my_reading_strategy_checklist.htm Poetic Devices Chart http://home.att.net/~teaching/langarts/poeticdev.pdf Inference Battleship http://www.quia.com/ba/41785.html Inference game http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html Inference practice http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=11&act=2&que=1 Inference Riddles http://www.philtulga.com/Riddles.html Language Arts practice links []
 * Fifth Grade Reading

Click link to review quarterly benchmarks for grades 1-5: http://languageartsfifthgrade.wikispaces.com/file/view/Quarterly+Benchmarks+for+grades+1-5.doc Based on the Saucon Valley Elementary Grading Policy, __Reading and Writing__ will be graded as follows ** http://www.literacymatters.org/parents/ideas.htm#reading **
 * ** A – Greatly Exceeds Grade Level Standards **
 * ** B – Meets Grade Level Standards **
 * ** C – Inconsistently Meets Grade Level Standards **
 * ** U – Does Not Meet Grade Level Standards **
 * Tips for parents on helping struggling readers

Students will be working towards meeting grade level standards utilizing the following strategies: vocabulary and comprehension, reading fluency and accuracy, and read aloud strategies.

The reading grade will be determined using quarterly assessments as well as tests taken in class. This will show each student’s progress toward meeting the grade level standards at the end of the year. Please see the standards below.

Each story in our reading book ends with a comprehension test. We have attached a “test explanation” for your review. These tests include the vocabulary words found in your child’s practice workbook (the red one). It also includes questions about the stories we’ve **read** and **discussed** in class. Generally, the questions are multiple choice with some short answer (or short essay) questions. Students are allowed to reread the story and use their books to check answers.

If you would like to see the actual test, you can schedule an appointment to come in and view it. This will ensure that we have all tests in their portfolios for conferences and for review with the students. You will see these results every 2-3 weeks as we send them home in their LA progress report envelopes.

Our reading program is very challenging, and we’re finding this to be beneficial to our students. The program asks inferential questions in addition to literal ones. We ask that our students and their parents not be discouraged at this time if they didn’t do as well as they would have liked on their reading test. We’re confident that they will improve on these skills as the school year moves forward.

All tests are announced in advance. You can check your child’s assignment book for reading test dates. Read, Create, or Share books on-line! http://www.biguniverse.com/

Graphic Organizers that parents or students could use to help with reading skills:\ http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/