6th
Grade Reading Program
Where young readers
cultivate a hunger for good books!
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World- Shackleton’s
Expedition link-click below!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/
For more
information about the book club books related to Dear Austin click the
link below:
http://homepages.uconn.edu/~ep240is1fcq/Home.html
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The sixth grade reading program
consists three tiers: |
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Tier 1 |
Tier 2 |
Tier 3 |
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Houghton Mifflin Anthology |
Book Clubs |
Independent |
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Consists of
thematic units that teach the development of specific reading skills such as: Comprehending Clarifying Questioning Summarizing Predicting/Inferring Making Generalizations Making Judgments |
Provides practice
and reinforcement of reading skills at students’ instructional levels. Gives
students opportunities to discuss literature in a group setting. |
Enables
students to self-select independent books. This helps students to develop
reading stamina and reflect on the story elements in a book of their choice. Students
are expected to read 30 minutes five nights a week! |
All three tiers include written
components to ensure that students are accountable for their own learning.
Click below
for helpful information about the Houghton Mifflin Reading Program and other
reading related websites.
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