Colleen StefaniColleen Stefani

493-8145493-8145

cstefani@lisle20cstefani@lisle202.org2.org

My “babies” that I entrust to other teachers each day.

• Weekly- “Keeping In Touch”-should come home/be Weekly- “Keeping In Touch”-should come home/be emailed on Mondaysemailed on Mondays

• Reading Total Update Every Monday! Reading Total Update Every Monday! • Daily- Assignment Notebooks and Take Home Daily- Assignment Notebooks and Take Home

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Mrs. O’Shea and I sign the students out each Mrs. O’Shea and I sign the students out each day.day.

Homework only should be listed.Homework only should be listed.

• GREENGREEN, , YELLOWYELLOW or or REDRED marked daily in marked daily in assignment notebookassignment notebook

• SOCS- online website SOCS- online website www.lisle202.org

• Twitter Twitter

•Letter from your childLetter from your child

•Form for you to respond Form for you to respond

•Parent/ Student Handbook and Parent/ Student Handbook and AUPAUP

Please sign and return- Thank You!Please sign and return- Thank You!

•Evaluation of Open HouseEvaluation of Open House

•44thth Grade Information Packet Grade Information Packet

• MAPMAP• Running Records Running Records • STAR Test- AR Levels (see packet)STAR Test- AR Levels (see packet)• AIMS Web Fluency TestAIMS Web Fluency Test

Reading LevelsReading Levels– Independent LevelIndependent Level

Self selected booksSelf selected books Accelerated ReaderAccelerated Reader– Instructional LevelInstructional Level Small Group Reading InstructionSmall Group Reading Instruction– Frustration LevelFrustration Level Use tests to help avoid this level (Use tests to help avoid this level (anchor chart)anchor chart)

All of these assessments give me information that All of these assessments give me information that helps create and adjust for small group helps create and adjust for small group instruction.instruction.

Words Their Way•Differentiated Groups•New List on Monday•Daily Sorts or Games to practice words•Test on Friday

Building Vocabulary•We will spend 2 weeks on one list•Focus is on meanings of word roots•Assessments after every 5 units•Frayer Models

• Lucy Calkins Writing ProgramLucy Calkins Writing ProgramWriting Mini Lesson- followed by 30

minutes of writingConnectionWhat reminders do I need to give so students can access prior knowledge and hear the teaching point.TeachProcedure and OrganizationStrategy or ProcessSkill Craft or TechniqueActive EngagementHow will the students participate or practice?LinkI invite students to try the teaching point in their writing.

•About 30 minutes About 30 minutes of time to read of time to read each day.each day.

15 Minute Mini Lesson

Read to Self Time

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• Individual ConferringIndividual Conferring

• Small Strategy GroupsSmall Strategy Groups

• Guided Reading/Writing GroupsGuided Reading/Writing Groups

Determining GradesDetermining Grades

How do you get better at reading?How do you get better at reading?It boils down to a simple, two-part formula:It boils down to a simple, two-part formula:

• The more you read, the better you get at it; the better The more you read, the better you get at it; the better you get at it, the more you like it; and the more you like you get at it, the more you like it; and the more you like it, the more you do it. it, the more you do it.

• And the more you read, the more you know; and the And the more you read, the more you know; and the more you know, the smarter you grow.more you know, the smarter you grow.

-Jim Trelease-Jim Trelease

• At least 30 minutes of “Read to Self” time here at school At least 30 minutes of “Read to Self” time here at school each dayeach day

• At least 15 minutes of reading at home- Thank You!At least 15 minutes of reading at home- Thank You!