Hello Sage Parents,
Welcome. The Sages and I had a couple of sessions this year. We talked about reading calendars, book reviews, and reading around the genres. What is a genre anyway? The kids can now tell you. They should also be able to name quite a few. One of my goals for the Sages and Sagers this year is to encourage them to try out books other than the kind they usually read. So we will have a chart in the room and kids can earn stickers for each genre they read. When a student reads around all the genres, they will earn....something...I haven't gotte that far, yet...maybe a copy of their favorite book or a gift certificate to a book store...any ideas?
The students also took their first reading assessment. I have a couple more rounds left to administer before we start intruction. I am doing that differently with the students now that they are older. All students are taking the assessments silently rather than one-on-one with me. It will make the process go a whole lot quicker. Also, Sages and Sagers read mostly to themselves, so a silent reading assessment seems like it will give me more acurate information about what they are getting out of their independent reading and where the gaps in their reading comprehension lie. If you'd like me to conduct further assessments with your child, I can. Just let me know.
I also administered the first spelling assessment. I need to do a few (hopefully) short pre-tests with the kids to find out exactly where to start them in the spelling program. My goal is to begin spelling in earnest Tuesday or Wednesday. As always, if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please speak to me.
Thanks and Happy New School Year!
Rachel
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