September Reading Focus

Students will be able to…..	Ideas to support this at home…..
Pick a ‘Good-Fit’ book to read Build their reading stamina (staying focused in a book, goal is 20 minutes) Share characteristics of different reading genres Tell how a book follows the pattern that most fiction books follow.	Read together at home Ask questions about what happens in the beginning (characters, setting & problem), middle (major events) and end (solution to the problem)

September Math Focus

Students will be able to…..	Ideas to support this at home…..
Read 3 digit numbers Write 3 digit numbers Represent numbers in one way Tell the value and place of a three digit number. Compare two 3 digit numbers Order a set of 3 digit numbers Write fact families for addition and subtraction. Use the relationship between addition and subtraction to check my answers. Use strategies to add and subtract numbers.	Show your students numbers and have them read them to you Say a number and they write it down Put numbers in order from smallest to biggest Addition and subtraction fact practice (they need to know basic facts quick and fast) Note: 3 digit numbers are in the hundreds (i.e. 248 or 672)

What is a guided reading level?

The leveling system that we use at Bel Air is called a 'guided reading' level.  It is a system that levels books from easiest to hardest using the letters A-Z.

The goal for all students is to be reading at a level L or M by the end of the school year.

Examples of these kind of books are beginning chapter books (Magic Tree House series, A-Z Mysteries, My Weird School books, Judy Moody, Bailey School House, Cam Jansen, The Littles).

All students should know how to pick GOOD FIT books but a reminder is always a good idea.  Books should not be too hard or too easy.  The general rule would be no more than 5 errors or words that they don't know the meaning on one page.

One resource for you to use is Scholastic Book Wizard.  You can enter the title of a book and it will give you the guided reading level (make sure to click on that choice).  It does not have every book but it has a lot.
http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/