Raise a Reader
Please remember to continue logging in your minutes for Raise a Reader. If you haven't signed up yet, it is not to late. Go to parents.com/reading/prairieviewschooldowil.
Summer Reading Plans
I know many people have already begun making their summer plans. I want to encourage parents to make time in their daily schedules for reading. If your child loves to read, you don't need to think about this. It happens naturally. But if you have a child who would rather be doing something else, then it is very important that you figure out a way to get them to spend some time each day reading. Some parents take the time to sit down and read each day with their child. That is wonderful. Others, however, have the intention of reading but it just doesn't happen. I would like to suggest that you "hire" a little older student to come and read with your child. For example, a jr. high student would be perfect for the job if you have a 3rd grade child. Explain to the Jr. Higher exactly what you want them to do. Set up a time and place for the reading to happen. Let your child pick out books of interest. I think if you put reading on your schedule, you will find that it is much more likely to happen.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
For the Week of March 22nd
Raise a Reader
If you have not had a chance to sign up for Raise a Reader yet, please join us. Go to www.parents.com/reading/prairieviewschooldowil. We have been posting the number of students and the minutes read on the bulletin board by the front hallway. We are also collecting first names of students and their teachers to post on the board. If you have signed-up your child and their name is not on the board - please send me an email with their name and their teacher's name and I will be sure it gets put up. Let's keep our students reading!
Character Counts Talent Show
We have some very talented students in this school and it was fun to get the opportunity to hear and see some of them at the Character Counts talent show. The students did a beautiful job. It was a lesson to all of us that working hard to be good at something helps to make us into productive members of society. I heard a lot of students already talking about wanting to be in it next year.
Lexia Reading Program
I have gotten quite a few parents who have told me that they are interested in using the Lexia reading program at home. I have been working on getting names entered into the data base and getting passwords for each one. If your child is being targeted for special reading help, you will automatically get a letter sent home explaining how to download the program if you want to use it. Any parent who would like to have their child use the program and is not getting special reading help, just email me and I will enter their name in the data base and send home a letter. It is a good program for students who are good readers because it teaches word roots, affixes and their meanings at the higher levels.
If you have not had a chance to sign up for Raise a Reader yet, please join us. Go to www.parents.com/reading/prairieviewschooldowil. We have been posting the number of students and the minutes read on the bulletin board by the front hallway. We are also collecting first names of students and their teachers to post on the board. If you have signed-up your child and their name is not on the board - please send me an email with their name and their teacher's name and I will be sure it gets put up. Let's keep our students reading!
Character Counts Talent Show
We have some very talented students in this school and it was fun to get the opportunity to hear and see some of them at the Character Counts talent show. The students did a beautiful job. It was a lesson to all of us that working hard to be good at something helps to make us into productive members of society. I heard a lot of students already talking about wanting to be in it next year.
Lexia Reading Program
I have gotten quite a few parents who have told me that they are interested in using the Lexia reading program at home. I have been working on getting names entered into the data base and getting passwords for each one. If your child is being targeted for special reading help, you will automatically get a letter sent home explaining how to download the program if you want to use it. Any parent who would like to have their child use the program and is not getting special reading help, just email me and I will enter their name in the data base and send home a letter. It is a good program for students who are good readers because it teaches word roots, affixes and their meanings at the higher levels.
Friday, March 12, 2010
For the Week of March 15th
Raise a Reader
We have had a wonderful start to the Raise a Reader program. I have received positive comments from parents, students and teachers. If you haven't had a chance to sign up your child please take the opportunity to do so. We could just be the winners of the $5000 library grant. www.parents.com/reading/prairieviewschooldowil
Lexia Reading Program
Prairieview has purchased some licenses to use the Lexia computer based reading program to help children who are striving to read. Lexia helps students with sight words, letter sounds and vowel combinations and comprehension. If you would like information on how to download this onto your home computer so that your child can work on reading at home, please email me at my school email address.
We have had a wonderful start to the Raise a Reader program. I have received positive comments from parents, students and teachers. If you haven't had a chance to sign up your child please take the opportunity to do so. We could just be the winners of the $5000 library grant. www.parents.com/reading/prairieviewschooldowil
Lexia Reading Program
Prairieview has purchased some licenses to use the Lexia computer based reading program to help children who are striving to read. Lexia helps students with sight words, letter sounds and vowel combinations and comprehension. If you would like information on how to download this onto your home computer so that your child can work on reading at home, please email me at my school email address.
Friday, March 5, 2010
For the Week of March 8th
New Reading Incentive Program at Prairieview
Look for the flyer that was sent home Friday. It announces a reading incentive program that Prairieview is encouraging called “Raise a Reader.” Parents sign up your child starting Monday the 8th by going to:
http://www.parents.com/reading/prairieviewschooldowil
All students who sign up will get to put their first name and teacher's name up on the bulletin board in the front hallway. So join the fun and keep reading!
Character Counts
During March Prairieview teacher and staff emphasize the Character Counts pillar of fairness. Although life isn't fair, we can learn to treat others with fairness. Please take the time to discuss this topic with your child and don't forget to return the Character Counts slip so that your child can earn a Prairieview Paw.
Expository Text
Reading teachers across the country are discussing the importance of learning to read expository text well. Almost 50% of the ISAT in grade 4 is made up of expository articles. By high school about 70% of the test will be expository. I just finished taking a class on one method for helping students to learn to read expository text effectively. The reading material should be at the student's independent reading level. The student should have opportunity to discuss the content with someone. So, the next time you visit a library or bookstore, have your child pick out a non-fiction book that they can read by themselves without too many problems. Then ask your student what they found most interesting about the book or what they learned that they didn't know before. It can be fun to read about topics of interest!
Look for the flyer that was sent home Friday. It announces a reading incentive program that Prairieview is encouraging called “Raise a Reader.” Parents sign up your child starting Monday the 8th by going to:
http://www.parents.com/reading/prairieviewschooldowil
All students who sign up will get to put their first name and teacher's name up on the bulletin board in the front hallway. So join the fun and keep reading!
Character Counts
During March Prairieview teacher and staff emphasize the Character Counts pillar of fairness. Although life isn't fair, we can learn to treat others with fairness. Please take the time to discuss this topic with your child and don't forget to return the Character Counts slip so that your child can earn a Prairieview Paw.
Expository Text
Reading teachers across the country are discussing the importance of learning to read expository text well. Almost 50% of the ISAT in grade 4 is made up of expository articles. By high school about 70% of the test will be expository. I just finished taking a class on one method for helping students to learn to read expository text effectively. The reading material should be at the student's independent reading level. The student should have opportunity to discuss the content with someone. So, the next time you visit a library or bookstore, have your child pick out a non-fiction book that they can read by themselves without too many problems. Then ask your student what they found most interesting about the book or what they learned that they didn't know before. It can be fun to read about topics of interest!
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