3B Blog News from Mrs. Kerian: This and That….

Monday, April 14, 2014

This and That….

Here are just a few comments about the upcoming week:
1. I will be sending your child's geometry math test home by the end of the week. Parents do not need to return it but please take the time to discuss the test with your 3B child.

2. Even though it feels like we just finished Iowa Assessments, we will be taking our spring MAPs assessments next week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. These are the assessments taken on the iPads and due not involve a time limit.

3. We are starting a new math unit that continues multiplication. Students are working their way through their multiplication facts with some almost done with a few still working on their 5s and 10s. Please remember to work on multiplication facts at home so that they are mastered quickly. Remember their are online games on my blog page that students can work with at home as well. Keep practicing!

4. Friday is a day off for the district's mini "Spring Break" so there is no school that day. Enjoy your 3 day weekend. Students will have school on Monday as it is going to be a make-up day from our wonderful snow this winter. This was originally a day off.

5. Lastly, I am heading to New York City with my daughter this week for a quick "mom-daughter" trip before she graduates from high school next month. I will be leaving Wednesday night but will be back next Monday. If you need anything on Thursday, please do not email me. Call the office so that the information is relayed to my sub.

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Reading Comprehension Strategies

Inferencing: Experienced readers make inferences as they read. Readers use what they already know and think about what they have read to construct meaning. The reader should ask themselves, "What I already know in my brain" and "What did I just read or see?" to make an inferences that is not stated by the author of person.

Determining Important Information: Determining important information is a strategy that helps us pick out the most important ideas we read. The first line of a paragraph may say the main idea of the page, but a reader should read through the details to decide what is the important information. The reader should ask themselves, "What is the author trying to teach me?"

Summarize: A summary is a paragraph or a statement in your own words that gives the most important ideas from what you have read. Readers determine important information, make inferences, and visualize when summarizing. We use the graphic organizer of "Somebody....Wanted....But....So.....Then....". "Somebody" is the character. "Wanted" would be the what the character wanted. "But" would be the problem. "So" would be how the problem was solved, and "Then" would be the resolution or end.

Predicting:When a reader predicts, they use information from the text along with their own knowledge and experiences to make thoughtful or informed guesses about what will happen in the text. When your child is reading at home, encourage them to stop and share predictions he/she may have as they are reading.

Identifying Text Structure: Recognizing how a piece of writing is organized can help readers understand what is happening. There can be different ways a text is structured.

* Sequential - in order

* Cause and Effect

* Question / Answer

* Steps in a Process

When reading at home, discuss how the text is organized and structure.

Ask and Answer Questions: Experienced readers ask questions about the text in order to understand what they are reading. Asking questions helps readers visualize, monitor comprehension and determine important information. Answers to these questions may be found in the text, or put together from the reader's own experience. At home, parents can encourage students to stop and ask questions while they read and recognize when answers are within the text or needed to be answered by own experience.

Paraphrasing: When readers paraphrase, they tell main ideas using their own words. This helps them check their understanding of what they have read. At home, parents can encourage their student to read a selection, flip the book over, and tell them main ideas from their reading in their own words. Flip the book back over and read another section or page before flipping it over again and paraphrasing his/her reading.

3B Blog News from Mrs. Kerian

Monday, April 14, 2014

This and That….

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