4th Grade Back-to-School NightMrs. Jennifer Main

Literacy Class

Mini-lesson

Share•Teacher•Individual

Student Reading/Writing Time

•Individual Conferences•Small Group Work/Strategy Lessons

Realistic FictionOpinion/Personal Essay

Informational Text WritingOpinion/Literary Essay

Historical Fiction

Ways to support young writers at home:

•Help them realize that their daily lives brim with stories waiting to be told.•Support their efforts to increase their stamina and volume.

•Act as an interested, appreciative reader/audience, not as a judge/editor.

Making Meaning Reading Program

Comprehension Strategies• Understanding text structure• Wondering/Questioning• Visualizing• Making Inferences• Determining important ideas• Summarizing• Using Schema /Making Connections• Synthesizing• Retelling

  ~Books are not "one size fits all"; kids need "just right books"

~Children need to have frequent opportunities to talk about their thinking

~Children need to have a bonded relationship with a passionate reader

~Children need daily opportunities to hear wonderful literature read aloud

Supporting your reader at home...

What does “Just Right” mean when we are talking about

books?

Why Read At Home on a Daily Basis?

• Sign homework planner nightly * on an as-needed basis

• Reading EVERY night!

• Located on the website

Communication is Key

E-mailmain@coltsneckschools.org

Written note

Remember to celebrate the good stuff!

Celebrate the good stuff!

It’s going to be a terrific

year!