Mrs. Crowley's Reading Web Page
crowleyj@stafford.ctschool.net
last updated 5/21/08


Tip of the Term:  If you are watching a favorite television show, turn off the volume and try using the closed-caption.  This will help improve fluency.




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Children's Book Week will be observed at S.E.S. May 12-18. To find out more about Children's Book Week, please click here.

As part of Children's Book Week, Mr. Kelliher's class will be taking part in a reading contest "In What Book?"  This is a contest in which everyone wins.  It is a great way to introduce books to students and students to books.  Good luck 5 K and have fun!

Evergreen Readers will make their final visit to Evergreen Health Care Center on Friday, May 30.  This year 12 grade five students participated in the program.  This program began in 2001 as a way to link students with their community in meaningful ways, while encouraging them to expand and extend their enjoyment of the four "language arts"- reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  During this school year and the previous years, students and Evergreen residents have formed inter-generational bonds and lasting friendships.  These trips are an enjoyable exchange for both residents and students.  

  Students in Mrs. Cooley's and Mr. Kelliher's classes are reading about the American Revolution.  Click here for helpful links.
    

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Strategies

Remember these words from Jim Trelease, educator and author: "The more you read, the better you get at it; the better you get at it, the more you like it; and the more you like it, the more you do it.  The more you read, the more you know; and the more you know, the smarter you grow."  So, when finding the "Best Fit" book, follow the suggestions below:
                                                                                                                 
Choosing the "Best Fit" Book
by: Mrs. Cooley's and Mr. Kelliher's students
EASY
CHALLENGING
BEST FIT
You can read the words fluently.
Many of the words are too difficult, and
your reading is choppy and not fluent.
(Don't forget to use the five finger test!)
You can read most of the words
fluently.
There are not a lot of pages in the
book. 
The book is too thick.
The book seems manageable.

When you read the back of the book
 it looks and sounds easy.
When you start to read it you can't
figure out what is going on.  It is too
much work to read it!
When you read, the book makes sense and
you understand what is going on.
There is only one character.
 Random characters pop up and you
can't figure out what they are doing.
The characters are exciting and you
feel like you're right there with them.
The font is large and there aren't
very many words on the page.
The font is so small and there are too
many words on a page! 
The font is medium.
The book usually has a lot of
pictures.
There aren't any pictures.
There is mostly words but a few
pictures.
You can read it very quickly and it
is not very interesting.
You have to keep rereading, and your
thinking is confused.
You can read parts of it quickly;
some parts you have to slow down. It is
very interesting and fun to read.


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Links
KidsRead.com This site includes the following:
  • Book Reviews
  • Book Summaries
  • Author Information
  • Book Activities
  • AND Much More                                                          
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