Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Announcements and Reminders for  Wednesday, January 30, 2019:              Welcome to class! As you come in,  get out your folder and your silent reading book.  Begin silent reading. Penny Wars has been extended.  Don't forget to contribute!

Targets for Today:

Today’s  Agenda for Wednesday, January 30, 2019: Welcome to class!  As you come in, get out your folder and your silent reading book. Begin Individual Quiet Reading [SanDiego Quick Test for some and a couple of RI's] Then fill out your reading log:   (This is an example.) # Date B N M O Title and Description and pages read Minutes Read Hours Read Ex 1/30/19 x Restart, pgs 108-128, Chase thinks he knows where Mr. Solway's Medal of Honor went.    20 Fix-Up Strategies Continued from  DURING READING Fix-Up  Strategies  1. Check your own inner  voice. 2. Focus on it, and read it again. 3. Try reading it out loud. 4. Try reading ahead a bit. 5.  Look for any words (or  ideas or facts) that may be  getting in your way. 6.  Ask someone who  can help you. -- or mark it with a ? for later. 7. Add to your background knowledge!  You can do this before reading or during reading. Look it up on a reliable online site. Find a book [for children] on the topic. Watch a documentary or other educational program.  BICUM Be in Control: Use Metacognition [Your Name] [Your Class Period] To learn more about the fix-up strategies, start with this link, read the post, then follow the next link at the bottom of each post: Check your own inner voice.

If You Were Absent:  See above for what we did in class.   Read for 20 minutes on your own, fill out the make-up reading log, get a parent signature, and turn it in when you return to class. Reading Log Make-Up Log 2018.doc

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