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April 26, 2006

Objective: Increase Reading Comprehension & Decoding Skills

Skills:
Mon. & Tues.
Students will use Scholastic Action Magazine:
to read the play "Napoleon Dynamite" for fluency and vocabulary development
to read "The Joy of Giving" for reading comprehension and vocabulary development
to read "Thrill Rides" for practice in recording information, vocabulary development, and reading through Science
Wed.
Academy of Reading Computer Program - individualized remediation of reading weaknesses.
Thurs.
Skill development
Fri.
Discuss Up-coming book report & Web page design

Assessment:
10 Question Quiz- comprehension and recall of facts
Individualized assessment
Graded work

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April 20, 2006

Please check for updated information about the Mabry Film Festival at www.mabryonline.org

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Week of April 17 - 21
We will use the Strategies to Achieve Reading Success Book (STARS) to complete the skills planned for last week.

Objective: To increase reading comprehension skills

Skills:
context clues
drawing conclusions
making inferences
fact & opinion
author's purpose
figurative lang.
summarizing

Assessments:
Graded workbook assignments
Final Review Strategies 7-12

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April 10, 2006

Week of April 10 - 14

All students will review reading strategies and skills for the CRCT next week. We will use the Strategies to Achieve Reading Success Book (STARS).

Objective: To increase reading comprehension skills

Skills:
main idea
facts & details
understanding sequence
cause & effect
compare & contrast
making predictions
context clues
drawing conclusions
making inferences
fact & opinion
author's purpose
figurative lang.
summarizing

Assessments:
Graded workbook assignments
Final Review Strategies 1-12

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