Welcome!Mrs. Ward’s Reading/Writing

Intervention Classwww.mrswardsreading.com

Goal for the class:To expand skills in reading –

comprehension & fluency To expand skills in writing –

organization, ideas/content, voice…

Enhance vocabulary skillsEMPOWER KIDS TO LOVE

READING!!

7th Grade

8th Grade

Justice

Identity: self, places, times

The Human Spirit

6th Grade

Mon

ster

s &

A

ccep

tanc

e

Reading quizzes, MAZE reading, fluency checks, MAP testing, …Writing samples over time, writing rubrics, …

3,000 students w/limited literacy skills drop out of school every day in this country.

Kids who do the most recreational reading become the best readers-reading up to 4,700,000 more words per year.

Struggling readers who do not read voraciously will never catch up.

Internet reading produces shallower reading than book reading.

55% of people who read “below basic” are unemployed.

Learning to read vs. becoming a true “reader” is like night and day.

UNDERSTANIDNG TEXTSummarizingCreating ConnectionsInferringClose Reading/AnnotatingSelf-Regulating

RESPONDING TO TEXTCite textual evidence to support personal opinionsDetermine how elements of literature shape the development of the story over time.

PRODUCING TEXTWriting different styles/genres/purposesSpeaking: Engage in effective, collaborative discussions

CRITIQUING TEXTEvaluate the author’s use of literary devicesMake judgments of a work’s worth, value, bias

HAVE KIDS READ FOR FUN! Support ourchoice book reading project.

Make sure kids re-read the weekly story at home – sign.

Use & check their agenda/DPR to make sure homework is understood and completed.

Help with e-mail, flash drives, Google Docs as tools

Check PowerSchool & Schoology -www.mrswardsreading.com for updates on HW & grades