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POWER GOALS
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RESOURCES
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Tricky Words
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1. Figure out 3 and 4 syllable words familiar from everyday speech, including names.
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Videos:
Game:
Go to SpellingCity and play Silly Bulls
Activities:
- Lexia Skill Builder L11, Syllable Divisionl
- Lexia Skill Builder L10, Multi Syllable Words
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2. Try different sounds for the letters or chunks in a new word until you recognize the word.
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- Read to a friend. Get a talking bookmark and talk to a friend about the main topic and key details.
- Letter Worksheet
- Ask as you read: Does that make sense? Does that sound like a word I know?
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3. Use prefixes and suffixes to figure out words (un-, re-, mis-, -ful, -able, -tion, -ly, -ier. iest).
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Videos:
Activities
- Lexia Skill Builder L10, Simple Suffixes
- Lexia Skill Builder L12, Latin Prefixes
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4. Stop and self-correct when something doesn't look right, sound right, or make sense.
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- Read to a friend. Get a talking bookmark and talk to a friend about the main topic and key details.
- Stop and Self Correct Google Docs Worksheet
- Ask as you read: Does that make sense? Does that sound like a word I know?
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5.Visualize as you read books with few or no illustrations.
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- Read to a friend. Get a talking bookmark and talk to a friend about the main topic and key details.
- Visualization Worksheet
- Ask as you read: Does that make sense? Does that sound like a word I know?
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6. Read fluently and with expression, using punctuation.
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Videotape yourself reading a book. Watch your video and show it to your teacher. Think about how you could read with more expression. Practice the book a few more times and videotape yourself again. Think about how your reading improved.
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7.Read silently for at least 30 minutes without getting tired.
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Set a timer, try to read for 30 minutes at home without getting tired.
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8. Read at home for at least 30 minutes every night.
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Set a timer, try to read for 30 minutes at home without getting tired.
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9. Finish a 2R chapter book every week.
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Read one chapter book every week. After you read the chapter book post a picture of your finished book on class dojo.
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10. Find a favorite chapter book series and read them all.
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Keep a reading log and record how many books you can read by the same author or in the same series.
Cam Jansen - David Adler
Flat Stanley - Jeff Brown
Horrible Harry - Suzy Kline
Junie B. Jones - Barbara Park
Pinky and Rex - James Howe
Ricky Ricotta - Dav Pilkey
Roscoe Riley Rules - K. Applegate
Julian - Ann Cameron
Marvin Redpost - Louis Sachar
Keena Ford - Melissa Thomson
Freddie Ramos - Jaqueline Jules
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11.Read fiction, nonfiction, poetry, fables, and folktales.
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Complete a genre wheel. Write the name of the book you completed. Try to read a book in every category.
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