Reading Workshop - Units of Study
Building good reading habits: What does reading look like in our classroom? Learning to talk about reading as a class and as individual students.
Word Detectives: Print strategies -How do readers solve unfamiliar words? How do readers check for understanding?
Learning about the world, reading Non-Fiction - How do we read informational texts with purpose and understanding?
Readers have big jobs to do : Fluency, Phonics and Comprehension -
Why is it important to think while we read? How does thinking enhance our reading? What are the essential skills for understanding our reading? What is the purpose of our reading and how does that influence the way we read a text?
Meeting Characters and learning lessons - A Study of Story Elements
Poetry - What is a poem? What are the characteristics of poetry?What are some types of poetry?How can language enrich poetry?