tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497590834215781733Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:55:22 +0000ReadingReading StrategiesFamiliesActivityBeginning ReadersComprehensionEngageDiamonteELLESOLPoetryPredictingQuestioningSummarizingThink aloudWritinglanguagesongThis blog shares the experiences from our classroom. It is also full of wonderful family resources and activities. Check back often!http://teacherashley.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ashley Nichols-Lee)Blogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497590834215781733.post-2848456281215929806Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:07:00 +00002010-03-08T14:07:07.483-08:00Beginning ReadersELLESOLReadingReading StrategiesESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) reading strategies are great for all readers, so this reading strategy can be used for anybody.  It's important for readers to build background before reading a book.  By building background we think about what we already know about a subject, and then when we learn something new we can mentally put the new information along with the stuffhttp://teacherashley.blogspot.com/2010/03/esol-reading-strategy-activate-prior.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ashley Nichols-Lee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497590834215781733.post-1185785746348086514Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:20:00 +00002010-03-07T17:24:03.042-08:00Beginning ReadersFamiliesReadingReading StrategiesStudents who are learning English, both as a primary and secondary language, benefit from predictable books like Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do You See? Children may predict what is coming and participate in “reading” the book by picture clues, rhyming pattern, and/or repetitive phrases. Below I have listed predictable books. Each Peach, Pear, Plum--Ahlberg Ten, Nine, Eight--Bang, M. I Was http://teacherashley.blogspot.com/2010/03/predictable-books-for-beginning-readers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ashley Nichols-Lee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497590834215781733.post-4881420031029819201Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:27:00 +00002010-03-02T22:27:18.271-08:00ComprehensionFamiliesReadingReading StrategiesThink aloud Thinking about thinking, or metacognition, helps student to become better readers.  Parents can help students by modeling how they think about reading.  When reading aloud, you can stop from time to time and orally complete sentences like these: So far, I've learned... This made me think of... That didn't make sense. I think ___ will happen next. I reread that part because... I was http://teacherashley.blogspot.com/2010/03/think-aloud.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ashley Nichols-Lee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497590834215781733.post-7941070003933734896Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:03:00 +00002010-03-02T22:20:18.179-08:00ComprehensionFamiliesPredictingQuestioningReadingReading StrategiesSummarizingHere are a few suggestions to help our students become better readers.  These strategies can be used at home when you are reading with your child or helping with homework. Predicting - When you read a story with your child, ask the student to make a guess what the story is about.  Take a "picture walk" by previewing the illustrations. Questioning - Have a conversation.  Ask yourhttp://teacherashley.blogspot.com/2010/03/reading-strategies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ashley Nichols-Lee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497590834215781733.post-4700555957818539404Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:43:00 +00002010-03-02T21:44:33.129-08:00ActivityEngagelanguagesongMusic and singing are wonderful for language and literacy development.  Here is a favorite to help with vowel sounds: Apples and Bananas I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees I like to eat, eat, eathttp://teacherashley.blogspot.com/2010/03/engage-sing-song.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ashley Nichols-Lee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497590834215781733.post-3460258032220782268Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:35:00 +00002010-03-02T21:37:17.691-08:00ActivityDiamonteEngagePoetryWriting                                                             Winter                                      &http://teacherashley.blogspot.com/2010/03/engage-write-poem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ashley Nichols-Lee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497590834215781733.post-2950368646175563980Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:32:00 +00002010-03-02T20:36:33.048-08:00Hello students, parents, and community! We have decided to start a blog in order to share students' work, classroom activities, and upcoming school/community literacy events. Please check back regularly as we will update the page frequently.Best-Mrs. Nicholshttp://teacherashley.blogspot.com/2010/03/blogging-in-classroom-23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ashley Nichols-Lee)0