Reading

=** Reading **= **A wide varied of materials and strategies will be used to help students become thoughful readiers who can understand text and relate what they are reading to the world around them. To learn more about reading strategies watch the slide show located at the following icon. **

Harcourt
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 * Students will read stories from the Harcourt text series which emphasizes vocabulary skills, use of reading strategies, focused mini lessons on topics such as cause and effect, drawing conclusions from literature and making predictions and inferences to promote their reading ability and thinking skills. Various levels of readers are used to assure that students are reading stories that best fit their current skills. Click on the link to do reading activities.

Additional Reading
 ** Students will frequent read from materials that are part of our science and social studies curriculum. These subjects are high interest and provide oportunities for students to practice fact finding, make and confirm preductions and learn to follow multi-step directions. ** Photos courtest of []