Homework:
District guidelines for homework outlined 15-20 minutes per week for
first graders. Homework is important for several reasons.
First, it provides opportunities for taught skills. Second, it
gives parents a chance to see how children are faring. Third, it
establishes necessary work habits that students will need throughout
their academic careers.
Students are currently receiving homework from their small group
reading teachers. This work is directly linked to our Houghton Mifflin
Reading Program. Typically it will include things related to sight
words, phonics skills, and reading comprehension as these are the
things students are tested on weekly. This homework will go home
in a red folder.
Instructions for the completion and return for this homework will be
included in the folder. Students may also get homework from three
homeroom teacher . This will go home in the clear envelopes with
separate instructions for the completion and return. At this time
of year it is especially important for student to practice their sight
words. You may also hear these words called high frequency words. These
are the most common words seen in print that in many cases cannot be
sounded out. Students just need to recognize them on sight in order to
read fluently.
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