Building a Reader at Home

Parents often ask me how they can help their child grow as a reader at home.  The following tips are ones that I recommend!

Lots to celebrate in room 204!

Our first round of interventions have wrapped up and three second graders share with you some new learning about nonfiction features.  This new learning will help them to read nonfiction books with ease!

"I learned that photographs are real  pictures of a  person, place or a thing." By Kayla

"I learned that labels are words that explain the picture." By Camren

"I learned that maps are drawings of where plants, people, or animals live." By Anthony

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Wow! Jefferson was named as an Outstanding School for Excellent Participation in the West Allis Public Library Summer Reading Club for having the third largest number of readers that completed the library summer reading program from among the West Allis-West Milwaukee schools! The reading teachers shared  the West Allis library's summer reading program information last May at our literacy night and our K5 students also took a walking field trip to the library.  This award displays that reading should be done every day and in every season in order for children to grow as readers.  :)

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Congratulations to Camren M. and Nathaniel C. who no longer need Title One reading! These awesome readers have worked hard this quarter and are now reading in the middle level in their classrooms. Keep up the great work!

"Falling" for reading!

-A big thank you goes out to the boy scouts of pack 584 at Jefferson for helping to fill three boxes to the brim of gently used books! Through the donations of Jefferson students, our classrooms will enjoy reading these books!

-The PTA has begun their reading program for this year "Get Buggy for Reading".  Make sure to read each day and record your minutes and pages read to win some great prizes!

-Are you looking for some great books to read inside during these chilly fall days?  Check out these great books from the Jefferson and West Allis libraries:
The Little Scarecrow Boy by David Diaz
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall

Congratulations to Hunter S. and to Lizzy S. who both have finished Title One reading!  Both of these fabulous readers have reached the middle reading group in their rooms and no longer reading support.  Awesome job!