Chess Club
Chess Club begins this week. Notices went home on Friday for which day your child is to attend. The dates of the Tuesday Club are Feb. 7, 14, 21; March 13; April 3, 10, 17 24. The dates of the Thursday Club are Feb. 9, 16, 23; March 1, 15; April 5, 12, 19. Please be sure to pick your child in the parking lot by the 3rd grade door by 3:30. Thank you!
Observation
Something that I have noticed over my years of teaching is that many times students who struggle some with reading do not read along while others are reading aloud, while students who do not struggle do read along. It would almost be better if it were the other way around. It is the students who struggle who need the practice of reading the most. It would be most beneficial to them to read along any time they have a chance. It may be that they are auditory learners and it is easier for them to comprehend the material if they listen intently - but it would help their reading more if they followed along. It is a difficult task to get a student to follow along as someone reads. A teacher may be able to do it for a short time by standing near the student or making the student track with a pencil or his/her finger - but many times unless the teacher is keeping a close eye on that particular student, the tracking stops. This would make an interesting research project.
