Reading
For a list of recommended books for 5th grade please click on the document below.
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Reading Comprehension
The best way to improve your reading comprehension is by reading and summarizing what you have read. In class we partner read. Students sit EEKK (Ear to Ear & Knee to Knee) to read a story together. One book is shared between the two, resting in the middle on each knee. Students read the page that is closest to them. While the one student reads the other student listens to what is read and follows along. When the page is finished the student who was listening has to summarize what was read. The trick to summarizing is not getting stuck on the text. Students are not permitted to read sentences from the text to summarize. They must summarize by using their own words. This is the only way to ensure that students are truly comprehending what they read. Students take turns reading text and summarizing. Partner reading is a great way to help improve your child's reading comprehension while spending quality time with your child at home. You can make reading or shared reading fun by setting aside special time to be with your child each night or several times a week.
Making Reading Fun
You can build excitement and interest in your child's reading by making special trips to the book store or library together to select a book. Setting aside quality time to spend with your child each night to read a book will increase your child's interest in reading. When you make a special trip to the library or bookstore to select a book to partner read with your child it builds excitement and interest in reading for both you and your child. If you don't have a lot of time to partner read you could set up time for independent reading by setting up a book club. You both can read independently and set aside special snacks or drinks once a week to discussou can set aside special snacks and drinks that are reserved for quality reading time only. Your child will enjoy doing partner reading because they truly enjoy spending quality time with you each night. because they
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