Welcome to Reading Strategies
What is Reading Strategies?
This 45 minute class period is designed for students who are reading one grade level below to one
grade level above their current grade. The curriculum for Reading Strategies is designed to enhance
reading comprehension skills across the four text types: narrative, expository, persuasive, and
technical. Various strategies are taught to help students understand and process what they read as
well as understand word origins, prefixes, suffixes and word roots. Considerable time is spent on
enhancing vocabulary skills as well.
What Should a Student Expect?
Every class period will be focused on exposure to various types of text. Students will spend time analyzing, critiquing, and working with text. While analyzing the text, students will identify and define new and/or complex vocabulary terms. In addition to learning new vocabulary, students will identify the author's purpose and specific literacy devices that the author utilizes in composing the text.
Why Read?
Every class period will be focused on exposure to various types of text. Students will spend time analyzing, critiquing, and working with text. While analyzing the text, students will identify and define new and/or complex vocabulary terms. In addition to learning new vocabulary, students will identify the author's purpose and specific literacy devices that the author utilizes in composing the text.
Why Read?
Online Reading Games:
Just For Fun: