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Mr. K’s Newsletter June 2nd, 2017 ELAReading
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Your child will still have access to Front Row over the summer. ELA, Math, and Word Study on Front Row is a great way to prevent the summer slide!
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Mr. K’s Newsletter May 26th, 2017 ELAReading
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Grandparent Program 1:00 on Wednesday, May 31st Mother/Son Night 5:30-7:30 on Wednesday, May 31st ($5 per couple/$2 for additional person) Last day of school on Wednesday, June 7th What’s Happening
Mr. K’s Newsletter May 16th, 2017 ELAReading
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Mr. K’s Newsletter April 28th, 2017 ELAReading
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Main Idea and Supporting Details The main idea of a passage is often stated in a sentence within the passage. It helps readers understand the most important idea about what is being read. The other sentences of the passage include pieces of information that tell more about the most important idea. These are called the supporting details. Understanding the general idea of a text can be tricky for beginning, emerging, or even established readers. It can require time, brain power, and hard work to determine the main idea of a passage. Learning how to use the main idea and supporting details is an essential piece to a reader’s success in comprehending text. How can you help your child with this strategy at home? 1. When reading with your child, stop frequently and ask your child what they think the selection is about. Then, ask your child to give you one detail to support their thought. 2. Remind your child that readers may think differently about what the author’s main point is in the selection. When a reader decides what he/she believes is the main idea, evidence from the text must be given as support. Model this process for your child, thinking aloud as you go and supporting your findings with details from the text. You may wish to use the following terms: *topic – the subject, what the text is about *main idea – most important idea about the topic (usually a sentence) *supporting details – bits of information used to support main idea 3. Give your child an opportunity to practice this strategy. After reading a selection, ask: *In a few words, what is this selection about? *What do you think is the most important idea about this topic? *Did you find the main idea written in the passage or did you infer it? What’s Happening
Mr. K’s Newsletter April 21st, 2017 ELAReading
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Occasionally readers come to words that are unfamiliar and therefore difficult to understand. When this happens, readers can use context clues to help gain understanding. Context clues are the words, phrases, and sentences surrounding an unfamiliar word that give clues or hints to its meaning. Although not all words can be figured out this way, it is important for readers to know this strategy as one way to gain meaning from a word. This strategy may take awhile for a reader to become comfortable using, but with practice it will help expand vocabulary and enhance understanding. How can you help your child with this strategy at home? 1. Encourage your child to look for clue words to help figure out the meaning of a word. These words include: but, however, unlike, means, in other words, also known as, etc. Remind your child that punctuation may also provide clues to the meaning of a word. 2. Your child was taught different context clues, what they mean, and how to use them with the steps below. Review these steps with your child and model them when reading with your child so they become familiar. Check for a context clue that is in the sentence. After finding a context clue, reread the sentence with the new term or clue in mind. Think about what the sentence says using this context clue. If you don’t find a clue or understand the main point the author is making, try a different strategy to figure out the word, such as asking someone the meaning or using a dictionary. 3. Remind your child to self-monitor as they are reading. Good readers should check themselves to see if what they are inferring looks right, sounds right, and makes sense. 4. Write a sentence, leaving one word out. Have your child read the sentence and use context clues to guess what word is missing. They enjoy trying to figure it out and it is a great way to practice using context clues. What’s Happening
Mr. K’s Newsletter April 7th, 2017 ELAReading
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Mr. K’s Newsletter March 31st, 2017 ELAReading
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Mr. K’s Newsletter March 23rd, 2017 ELAReading
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Good readers can separate the main idea in a passage, story, or book from supporting ideas. The frog sat on the side of the pond. He was very still. His green color made him hard to see. A bug flew near him. His tongue zipped out, and he gobbled it up. Then the frog was still again. He waited for the next bug. The main idea in this passage is: MAIN IDEA a.) Frogs are green. b.) Frogs eat bugs. c.) Frogs do not move. d.) Frogs live in ponds. What’s Happening
Mr. K’s Newsletter March 16th, 2017 ELAReading
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Good readers can make inferences from what is written, even if the idea is not specifically stated. Help your children to practice finding the inferred ideas. The family dog hid behind the sofa as a storm roared outside, with lightning and thunder. The dog whimpered each time it heard the thunder. Dad tried to coax the dog out, but it wasn’t going anywhere. You can guess that _________________. Multiple Choice:
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