mrs robeson's List: Reading

"*Activities with an “*” were created by Kelly Nyman—all others are traditional games or were found online. **All black line masters included were created by Kelly Nyman using Microsoft Office Clip Art"

I have a 90 min block of time to work with so that helps. I also stick firmly to 15-18 min. rotations with short 3-5 min mini-lessons in between. I know 15 mins seems short for a guided reading lesson but with being a Title I school, the majority of our students are below grade level and I need to meet with all of them every day. Plus they need shorter periods of independent time to stay productive when they are not with me. After winter break, I can usually switch to just 4 rounds with my highest group doing literature circles or independent studies.

"Story Writing: Beginning, Middle, End Student is given the middle of the story and draws and picture for the beginning and end and then fills in the writing underneath the picture. There is Shared Reading with the Graphic and a Picture."

Printable blank Frayer Model worksheets. can add work & print of leave as it. Great vocab development tool!

This website has much to offer in the areas of Literacy, Writing, Poestry & Reading. All of these posters are Downloadable

Provides cost-free teaching & learning resources for students w/ special needs& learning disabilities. Many resources there may also be of use to educators of primary & elementary students. All the resources available or listed here are free. Provides- Maths Printables: selection of free printable worksheets, cards & maths manipulatives. Literacy Printables: handouts & teaching aids which support reading & writing. Other Printables: certificates & resources for Science, PSHE & other subjects. Web Links: lists favored websites w/ cost-free learning resources & information. Downloads:freeware special needs & educational software from several sources. Search Tools: custom Google search engines which index free resources & info sites.

"Pinterest is an online pinboard. Organize and share things you love."

Has other Math Resources to print on place value as well as reading, etc.

Teaching Videos is another free website from Mark Warner. He also created: Ideas to Inspire, Display Photos, & Teaching Ideas. Teaching Videos is intended to be a place where teachers and view &share educational videos that can be used in the classroom. Whilst you can browse Youtube, Vimeo or Google Video to find a wide range of videos, Teaching Videos allows you to see videos which other teachers have recommended as suitable for education. In the future you will also be able to register and add videos to the database yourself!

Features online educational videos, lessons, interactives & games for K-12 school kids & teachers. As a member, can access the members-only features of NeoK12 such as your personal dashboard, & create & share new items such as school presentations, quizzes and other educational materials. brobeson

" Mr. Fraser's NWEA Math / Reading Skills Links! "

Need to scroll down & the math tasks are listed by grade level on the right. What do you think of these tasks? Consider how our students would do? Notice the emphasis on precise language, representation & perseverance through the problem.

Fabulous site to learn about butterflies! There are several quiz activities, a field observation activity where you identify the parts of a butterfly, and a section where you can also build your own butterfly habitat! This would be a great extension to a lesson on butterfly life cycles.

What we can do to promote "good fit" books for this precarious group of children?
We can get to know our struggling reader's preferences immediately! Work on these children first. Talk w/ them, question parents, ask last year's teacher. Watch & listen. We know that children will show more enthusiasm for reading books about topics that are important to them.
Check w/ teachers in different grades for book recommendations @ levels you do need. Maybe they will even share.
Book Divide. Each teacher on a team provides an agreed upon number of books targeted for reluctant readers. Mark spines of each teacher's selection of books w/ a different colors of electrical tape. Every class gets a turn w/ each color for a specified time. Make note of popular books; they may be ones to obtain permanently in classrooms.
Intentionally spend "school supply budget monies" for one year on gathering quality books for struggling readers. As long as you teach you will have challenged readers in every class. The books will not go unused.
Talk with parents. They might be willing to purchase books for their child to have "just right" choices. Give them a list of book titles to choose from.
Allow students to bring familiar books from home to add to their book boxes.
Look for those fabulous books that contain few words but are packed w/ meaning. Be sure to include read-aloud selections. Discuss the idea that a book filled with words does not necessarily mean it is a "harder" book to read. It's the ideas in a book that determine complexity, not the number of words. Now that's a good lesson for everyone, parents too. Get librarian involved. They won't be able to resist a plea to match a child & a book.