Bonjour
La nouvelle vertu du mois/virtue of the month: coopération.
Today we practiced skip counting in a variety of ways. In grade 1 students are expected to skip count by 2, 5, and 10 to 100 by the end of the year.
We also began (formally) adopting our beginning reading strategies. More will be incorporated as the year goes on.
Strategies for Reading with Accuracy (I can read the words! Je peux lire les mots!)
-use your finger to follow
-use your finger to cut words into syllables
-look at the first letter of a word
-sound it out
-reread text
-practice words of the week
We are prioritizing sounding a word out over simply looking at the picture - research is telling us that is not a strategy to rely on as it results in students guessing rather that using their knowledge of phonics (letters and sounds) to decode words, which becomes problematic as they move away from illustrated text.
Our home reading program will begin more formally with classroom books next week. For the time being, they will be bringing small paper readers home tonight and Friday.
**Save the date, I will be hosting a Literacy Night for parents Thursday February 6th at 6:30 in the gym. The evening will share practical ways to raise a reader but also look into the Science of reading acquisition. Any Varsity parent is welcome to join.**
Please send in your holiday pictures for Monday.
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