Reading Reports!

Home Reading Program

Information Booklet for Parents and Students

Dear Parent(s): Re: Home Reading Book Talk/Response Program As we discussed in September, one of the best things ou can do for our child to help in his!her learning is to offer support and guidance to our child in a dail reading" It is important that our child be in#ol#ed in reflection and celebration of what is being read to increase comprehension and interest in reading" So we are asking for our help in supporting our child with: scheduling dail at$home reading, and then preparing a book talk! reading response to present to the class about that reading" %he & books chosen for book talks one must be a chapter book and one a non $fiction books and !or picture books at our child's reading le#el" (e will be teaching students a )fi#e finger rule* to assist in selecting books at their reading le#el" Students can choose to prepare a book talk from chapter books read during reading time at school, from librar books or other books read at home" %here will be a book talk sign$up sheet in the classroom where students will be asked to sign$up for a date to present their book talk" (e will begin presenting book talks in +arch" Presenting to peers builds confidence and articulation as well as deepens comprehension of the sub,ect" Information included in this booklet: brief student instructions and the assessment criteria for book talks, the )fi#e finger rule* to help in selecting books at student's reading le#el, a presentation preparation help sheet students can use to help them prepare and organi-e a book talk, reflection idea starters, and some reading response acti#it ideas that students ma wish to do and then use to enhance their presentation" %hank ou for our support as we work together to help our child e.perience, both success and en,o ment in their reading ad#entures this ear"

+rs" / Phillips

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Book Talk / Reading Response Student Instructions and Assessment Criteria

0" 1ou are e.pected to do 2 book talks per ear and one book pro!ect for the months decided each ear, for a total o" one c#apter book talk and one non$ fiction or age appropriate picture book, during this school ear" &" 2ach book talk is worth &3 points" %he &3 points will be awarded for P42S25%A%I65 and 765%25%" 8" %he 03 points for PR$S$%TATI&% are awarded for: a" Being read on the da ou ha#e chosen or been assigned b" Speaking clearl and loudl c" +aking e e contact with the audience d" 2#idence of practice (organi-ed, to the point, confident) ( ( ( ( !&) !8) !0) !&)

e" 9sing appropriate support materials and!or reader response ideas to enhance presentation (i"e" posters, showing!drawing pictures or representations from the book, acting out a scene, reading interesting passages, etc")" ( !8) :" %he 03 points for C&%T$%T are awarded for: a" Sharing the title and author ( b" 4etelling the stor (in own words and shortened form) ( c" Sharing our reflection of the stor (i"e" I liked " " ", + fa#orite part was " " ", etc" ( !&) d" Selling our book to the audience ((ho would like it;) ( e" 4ating our book" (<ow hard; =ood!bad;) ( !0) !8)

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>" +ake sure ou practice for our book talk so that ou are confident, organi-ed, and sure of what ou want to sa when ou stand in front of the class" ?" Book talks are to take from 8 to ? minutes and then ou are to ask for: 8 @uestions & compliments 0 suggestion A" 1our book must be a book at our reading le#el" 1ou should be using the fi#e$ finger rule to help ou select a book at our reading le#el

Tip: Try a Reading Response Activity, and then share it with the class to help make your book talk more interesting.

%he Bi#e Binger 4ule

%o help ou pick a book that is right for ouC 0" Pick a book that looks interesting and open it to a middle page" &" <old out our hand to make a fi#e" 8" Start reading the page and each time ou come to a word ou don't know put in a finger" (Don't count names of characters or places ou are unfamiliar with") :" If at the end of the page ou: ha#e made a fistD then the book is probabl too hard" 1ou should probabl pick another book and tr again" still ha#e a few fingers upD tr it ,start readingC ha#e no fingers down or onl one, then tr picking a more challenging book" <app 4eadingC

9se this page to place 03 words ou learned, or words that will challenge our friends" Place the definitions on the back"

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Book Talk / Reading Response Presentation Preparation

0" %itle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE &" Author: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

8" Briefl retell the stor in our own words" EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :" 4eflect on the stor " (See the Reflection Idea Starters sheet") EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE >" Sell our book" ((ho would like it;) EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ?" 4ate our book" (<ow hard; =ood!e.citing!Poor!lacking ) EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Tip: Try a Reading Response Activity, and then share it with the class to help make your book talk more interesting.

Rememb er! Your goal is to try to get your classmate s to read this book.

Re"lection Ideas /Reading Response Acti'it

0" 7reate an e.citing new co#er for our book" &" Act out a scene from our book"
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Ideas

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation as a wa to present our book talk" 2$mail it to lphillipsFwolfcreek"ab"ca or lphillipsFwolfapps"wolfcreek"ab"ca to get it to the classroom"

:" (rite a script for a pla based on a part from our book" >" Draw or make a model of a setting or character from the book" ?" +ake up a poem, song or rap about our stor or a character from it" A" Pretend ou are a teacher" +ake up a @uestion for each chapter that would check a readers understanding" G" +ake a comic or filmstrip depicting our fa#orite scene" H" Pick 03 challenging words from our stor and write new sentences that show ou know what the mean" 03" 7reate a timeline that shows the ma,or e#ents in the stor "

00" Pinpoint on the map a location mentioned in our stor and do some research to find out more about that place" Present our findings in a uni@ue wa Ii"e" tra#el brochure or poster, or a multimedia presentation" 0&" 7ompare this book to another ou ha#e alread read" <ow is it the same; <ow is it different; 08" Do a character comparison between the hero and the #illain" 0:" %ake the author's place and rewrite the ending" 0>" Pretend ou are (an e.pert) and gi#e ad#ice to a character in the book" 0?" 7reate a mobile" 0A" +ake a postcard to send to someone in the book" 0G" (rite a letter to the author or one of the characters in the book" 0H" Plan and act out an ad#ertisement for our book" &3" /earn more about the author of our book and share the information in a uni@ue wa " &0" Design a poster to promote or ad#ertise our book" &&" I" ou #a'e our o(n idea) s#are it (it# our teac#er so t#at ou can do it !