Reading Curriculum Extension Amy Odgers Reading Specialist aodgersumasd

Reading Curriculum Extension Amy Odgers Reading Specialist aodgers@umasd. org

Curriculum Extension Goal OThis 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.

How will we achieve our goals? O Wonder. Works O Focus on strategic reading O Flexible grouping depending on individual needs O Pennsylvania Common Core Standards – English Language Arts

Strategic Reading What do good readers do? ? O Activate prior knowledge, Make predictions, and Set a purpose O Retell, summarize, synthesize O Make connections O Raise questions O Create sensory O Determine Importance images O Make Inferences O Use Fix-up strategies

Reading Programs O Wonder. Works ü Close Reading ü Vocabulary ü Comprehension Skills ü Preteach/Reteach O Action Magazines O Novels

CAFE OC - Comprehension OA – Accuracy OF- Fluency OE- Expanding Vocabulary O Self-selected reading O Literature Response Journals O 25 Book Challenge

Grade Scale for CE O 90 -100 O 70 -90 O 69 and below Outstanding Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Grades are based on O Class assignments O Class participation O Daily assessments

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

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

Helpful Highlights O I am available for extra help at times after school. Encourage your child to ask for help! O 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.

Class Expectations Class Rules O We are a Community of Caring and use these values as guidelines for our class rules. What happens when these rules are not followed? O Non-verbal reminder O Verbal reminder O Change of location O Office referral

Questions or Concerns? ? O aodgers@umasd. org ***This is the best way to reach me. O 610. 205. 8952 (voice mail) I am looking forward to a productive year filled with exciting and rewarding learning experiences.