Third Grade Back to School Night

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Third Grade Back to School Night Literacy
Presentation September 3, 2015 530 pm
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What curriculum do we use?
Spalding (spelling, reading, and
writing) -research based literacy program
focusing on phonemic awareness, phonics,
vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension -provides
an interactive, multisensory approach to language
instruction Step Up to Writing (Intermediate) -wr
iting tools and mini lessons used to supplement
Spalding writing curriculum -multisensory,
consistent approach to writing instruction Shurley
Grammar -grammar concepts and sentence
diagramming lessons to supplement Spalding
grammar/writing curriculum -multisensory
instruction with jingles and sentence diagramming
question and answer flow to support long term
retention
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What does our Literacy block look like?
A.M. Language Arts (Blue- American)
1018-1215 P.M. Language Arts (Cherry- National)
108-305 Read Aloud (10-15 min) -demonstrate
fluent and expressive reading model new reading
concepts/strategies Spelling (15-20
min) -phonogram practice (oral and written),
spelling dictation, rule application,
vocabulary Grammar/Writing (40-45 min) -
language usage rules and application Reading
(40-45 min) - reading strategies (CAFÉ),
fluency, comprehension
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Language Arts Gradebook
Check IC weekly for posted assignments and
assessments. Spelling/Vocabulary -20 of
overall grade Grammar/Writing -40 of overall
grade Reading -40 of overall grade Any work
that isnt finished during allotted class time,
will be sent home to complete that evening as
homework.
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Spelling Homework Tests
Things to know 1. Spelling Homework- Rather
than assigning spelling soup or choose three each
week, students will be required to self study
for weekly spelling/vocabulary tests. There is a
list of ideas for effective studying on my
website under my downloads. Feel free to use
these weekly to help your child study, but it
will not be collected as a grade. Most weeks,
however, I will be assigning at least 1 authentic
spelling/vocab activity to be completed at home
for a grade. These will always be posted in
IC. 2. Spelling Tests- Most weeks your child
will have a spelling test at the end of the week.
The words for the week will be posted on my
website the Friday before. These words will
mostly come from our Spalding spelling
curriculum however, some weeks may include words
from Science/History vocabulary. There will also
be a phonogram quiz to accompany the spelling
test. All phonograms will come directly from the
spelling words. 3. Reward Chart- This year I
will be using a reward chart to incentivize
spelling self study. Students who earn an A (94
or higher) on spelling and/or phonogram tests
will receive a sticker on their chart. After
filling the chart, they will be awarded a trip to
the Fan Bucket.
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Monthly Book Reports
To replace the reading log that has previously
been required, this year students will be
completing a monthly book report. Students
will 1. Choose a good fit book based on their
Lexile level. 2. Read the book and choose a book
report activity to complete. A list of book
report options will be posted on my website under
my downloads. Feel free to choose one of these
options or find your own creative way to present
the information. 3. Monthly book reports are
always assigned on the first day of the month and
due the first day of the following month. For
example, the first book report assignment will be
assigned on September 1st and due on October
1st. 4. These book reports will be counted as a
reading grade each month. The rubric will be on
the website under my downloads for your
reference throughout the school year. 5.
Wednesday is library day!
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Why read 20 minutes per day?
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How do I find my childs Lexile level?

• This year, there will be two ways to find your
  childs Lexile level!
• MAP scores- This information will be sent home 3
  times during the school year and will contain
  your childs Lexile level from that tests score.
• Istation reports- This information will be sent
  home on a monthly parent handout report so you
  can track your childs progress throughout the
  year.

• What should I do with this information?
• Visit www.lexile.com to enter your childs Lexile
  level and find a huge list of good fit books OR
  enter the title or author of a book to find its
  Lexile range.

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Questions?
Thank you for coming to Back to School night and
for all the hard work you put in at home to help
your child succeed at school! Its going to be
a great year!
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