reading+program

[|reading program]READING PROGRAM Giving each child a solid foundation of reading and language arts skills is the focus of first grade. We spend a majority of our day working on developing reading and language art skills. Here are the main skills we will focus on: IDENTIFYING CHARACTERS-Who is a character in a story? How is this character feeling during this story? IDENTIFYING SETTING- Where is the story happening? IDENTIFY AUTHOR'S PURPOSE- Why did the author write this story? Was it to teach you something, make you laugh or to give you something fun to read? CAUSE AND EFFECT- What is the reason that this event happened? What caused this to happen? PREDICT- What will happen next? IDENTIFY MAIN IDEA- What was the most important thing that happened in this story? State in one sentence what this story is all about. IDENTIFY THEME- What is the lesson or idea that the author wants us to think aout after you have read this story?

When you are reading at home with your child, you can ask him/her questions like these about the story after he/she has read to you. Learning to master all of these components helps your child with comprehension, which helps him/her to become a better reader.

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