Our current silent/buddy reading books.

Reading is a very important aspect of our day in 5SK. We recently chatted to @5BFish, a wonderful bunch of year 5 students in Hawaii. They also have a passion for reading and sent us a photo of their current readers.

Whole Class
We are currently reading our second Kate DiCamillo book, The Tiger Rising. Kate is an amazing author which we discovered after reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane last term. As you can see by the photo we still have two others waiting to be read.

Individual Reading

5SK have their very own baskets to put good fit books into. They silently read each day after first break. 5SK and I have discussed the importance of selecting a good fit book. (CAFE Reading) They need to have a purpose, interest, comprehend what they are reading and know almost all of the words.

 

 

Home Reading

5SK take home a Reading A- Z book each week at their current level. On Monday morning they meet with Mrs M and discuss their book in Literacy Circle time.

 

Guided Reading & Close Reading

This term we are using Reading A-Z books and two new products, Close Reading Guided Reading and TBE by Jennifer Jones at Hello Literacy.

Close Reading/Guided Reading – These texts are short and are about topics relevant to students. Each article is written in 4 different Lexile levels which has allowed all students in the room to participate. After each session the students have activities to complete based on the article which encourages deeper understanding.

TBE – Mrs B will be running these sessions with groups of students. We are using TBE to teach the students the strategies of finding the evidence in the text.

 

Global Read Aloud

5SK and I are very excited for the Global Read Aloud that starts in October. We will be collaborating with classes around the world on our book, One for the Murphy’s. This collaboration will run for six weeks and we will participate in many activities through our Edublog, KidBlog, Twitter and hopefully Skype.

Leading up to October, 5SK will be creating their very own shirts to celebrate their involvement in this amazing event.