Reading is Magical

The ABC's of Finding Reliable and Useful Information

The ABC's of Finding Reliable and Useful Information

ABC's of Finding Reliable Sources

A = Author (Who wrote it?)

B = Bias (Why did he or she write it?)

C = Coverage  (What is in it? Does the information fit with what you've already learned?

D = Dates (When was it written and published?  When was it last updated?)

E =  Editor (How well has it been edited?  Does it seem that someone cared enough to make it correct and readable?)

Is it RELIABLE?

                                                Is it USEFUL? 

Get Pulled Into a Book!

Mnemonics

"My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets."
(KEY: Mercury Venus Earth Mars [asteroids] Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto)

Geological Time Periods:
http://www.eudesign.com/mnems/geoperi.htm

Summer Reading 2014

Pick up one of the fliers about OverDrive -- a free opportunity to read books online or on your devices!

• Go to https://alpineut.libraryreserve.com
• Select our school.
• Use the same number you used to check out books from our library. 

http://www.npr.org/2014/05/23/315250144/kate-dicamillos-picks-for-summer-tree-house-reading?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140525

Pronunciation Challenge/Fluency?

http://www.tickld.com/x/90-of-people-cant-pronounce-this-whole-poem

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Today:  Retake the Scholastic Reading Inventory -- Computer Lab 223. May 27:   Read-a-thon -- Bring something to read, a treat if you wish, and a pillow to sit on if you'd like to.

Today: 

1. Fill out the survey about the Lewis and Clark project. Hand it in. 

2.  Take something with you to read when you go to the computer lab to retake the Scholastic Reading Inventory.  (No food or drinks!)

When you are done, read quietly.

3.  Read-a-thon and get out your treats.

Please take your folders home or recycle them.