Reading Curriculum Extension

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Reading Curriculum Extension

• Amy Odgers
• Reading Specialist
• aodgers_at_umasd.org

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Curriculum Extension Goal

• This is a course about reading. Its goal is to
  help students become engaged, fluent, and
  competent readers of the variety of texts that
  they will have to understand in their personal,
  academic, and professional lives.

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How will we achieve our goals?

• Focus on strategic reading
• Flexible grouping depending on individual needs
• Pennsylvania Common Core Standards
• English Language Arts

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Strategic ReadingWhat do good readers do??

• Activate prior knowledge, Make predictions, and
  Set a purpose
• Make connections
• Create sensory images
• Make Inferences

• Retell, summarize, synthesize
• Raise questions
• Determine Importance
• Use Fix-up strategies

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Reading Programs

• Soar to Success
• Focus on reciprocal teaching strategies,
  including predicting, clarifying, questioning,
  and summarizing.
• Ladders to Success on the PSSA

• Read Naturally
• Focus on improving fluency and reading rate, as
  well as reading for information.
• Action and Storyworks Magazines

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CAFE

• C Comprehension
• A Accuracy
• F- Fluency
• E- Expanding Vocuabulary

• Self-selected reading
• Literature Response Journals
• 25 Book Challenge

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Odyssey

• Web based program
• Aligned to PA Standards
• Powerful summative and formative assessment tools
  that measure progress and prescribe
  individualized learning paths
• Engaging activities to help kids succeed

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Grading

• Class assignments
• Class participation
• Daily assessments
• Odyssey quizzes

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Grade Scale Grade 6

• 90-100 Outstanding
• 70-90 Satisfactory
• 69 and below Unsatisfactory

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Homework

• Reading aloud with your child is a wonderful
  experience that will help your child grow as
  reader and critical thinker.
• The skills and strategies learned in Curriculum
  Extension will be practiced and reinforced
  through Language Arts, Social Studies, Science,
  and even Math homework.

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Absences

• Any student that is absent is expected to make up
  missed work within a reasonable amount of time.
• Students should check the Absent folder when
  they return to school.

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Helpful Highlights

• I am available for extra help at times before
  school. Encourage your child to ask for help!
• Before school may also be used for students to
  complete lessons, class assignments, for SSR, or
  to work on homework. If a student would like to
  work with me, he or she should let me know the
  day before so I can be sure to be available.

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Class Expectations

• Class Rules
• We are a Community of Caring and use these values
  as guidelines for our class rules.

• What happens when these rules are not followed?
• Non-verbal reminder
• Verbal reminder
• Change of location
• Office referral

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Questions or Concerns??

• aodgers_at_umasd.org
• This is the best way to reach me.
• 610.205.8952 (voice mail)
• I am looking forward to a productive year filled
  with exciting and rewarding learning experiences.