Here's a list of Accelerated Reader levels by color. Find AR books according to your child's reading level and purchase them for less here too!
Do you have some students who need some extra reinforcement at home with reading? Or do you have parents who just need a little guidance in what to do to help their struggling readers? Sometimes what seems natural to those of us who have taught reading for years is completely foreign to parents who know their child needs some extra practice, but just aren't sure what that should look like. Here is a simple handout that provides basic directions for students and parents to get some additional reinforcement at home. This can be used with any book, whether it is leveled book you send home with your student or a book they choose from their own personal library. The daily assignments for practice reading aloud, as well as, the vocabulary, re-telling and making connections activities will help provide meaningful reading homework. Click to Download Freebie
Focusing on the letter blends ar and or, this worksheet helps build your child's repertoire of letter and sound combinations.
Reading level measurements aren't perfect and neither are the conversions but as a general guide, it's a handy tool to keep around.
Every great reader has their beginnings in sounding out words!
I had a great conversation with a parent at the Book Fair today that made me realize I wanted to do more to help get the right books into the hands of the readers in our class. Sometimes with reading levels teachers have to be bilingual. I have seen as many as 7 different book leveling systems used to determine the difficulty of children's literature, but there are 3 that are very important in our classroom. First of all, your child's DRA reading level will be taken 4 times this year. At this point you know your child's DRA score from the end of 1st grade. 2nd Grade F.I.T. teachers will be determining your child's new DRA level before the end of this marking period. The benchmark for the end of 1st grade is 16, and in 2nd grade we strive to see students move then to Levels 18, 20, 24, and 28, at a minimum. In our classroom, it is also important to know the ATOS (or Accelerated Reader) level of each book as we choose books for R.A.H. homework and pick our independent reading books that we intend to take A.R. tests on. These levels appear as a grade level #, a decimal point, and another # like this 2.3, 2.4, and so on. My classroom library is organized using this system so that students can find the right book for their Accelerated Reader testing. Another useful level is the Fountas and Pinell alphabetical system which seems to go hand in hand with Scholastic Book Levels. When choosing books to purchase from book clubs and at stores, this is often the system that is used. The chart below has all the levels listed, but it is one of my favorites because all 3 that I have mentioned are included. By the time I send home the November book order, DRA scores will be updated to reflect each reader's current independent reading level. I will be using the chart above to display your child's scholastic reading level (G, H, I, J, K, L, or M) on their order form. I will also place 3 arrow stickers within the brochure suggesting some Just Right books for your young reader. In the mean time, you could still apply your child's 1st grade DRA score to the chart above and find an approximate reading level for this week's book fair. There are always some exceptions with a few individual titles, but generally most of the popular series books fall under these levels. Hopefully it helps! J Henry and Mudge Franklin Poppleton Mr. Putter and Tabby Young Cam Jansen K Frog and Toad Clifford M & M Nate the Great L Amelia Bedelia Cam Jansen George and Martha Horrible Harry Pee Wee Scouts Pinky and Rex Weird School by Dan Gutman M Bailey School Kids Bad Kitty Berenstain Bears Flat Stanley Ghostville Elementary Matt Christopher's Sports Books Judy Moody Junie B. Jones The Littles Magic Tree House Rainbow Magic Ready, Freddy N A to Z Mysteries Amber Brown Jigsaw Jones Katie Kazoo
Google Doc Lexile Reading Levels We are getting ready for our next SEP conferences next week and my cute co-workers and I were discussing how we could get our parents on board with LEXILE reading leve
Word Family Ladders SMARTBoard Lessons The purpose of this activity is to help students with the reading of Word Families. The following rimes are included: ack, ail, ain, ake, ale, all, am, an, and, ank, ap, ash, at, ate, aw, ay eg, ell, en, ent, est, et ice, ick, id, ide, ig, ight, ill, im, in, ine, ing, ink, ip, it ob, ock, og, ook, op, ot ub, uck, ug, um, ump, unk, ut Directions: The teacher will choose the word family the class will work on from a linked list of words. (Each vowel has its own index of words that are linked to a notebook page.) The teacher will then click on the group of words and be taken to the page. Teacher will ask students to say the word family chunk. Teacher will touch the SmartBoard in front of the first rime. The beginning letter will appear. Students will read the word. Teacher will touch the SmartBoard in front of the second rime. The beginning letter will appear. Students will read the second word. Continue until all words have been read. Extend lesson by asking students if they can add any other words to the ladder. Teacher can write the words on the board. Teacher will click on the Vowel Families link at the lower right corner to be taken back to the index page. There are a total of 92 pages to this notebook lesson 85 of which are actual lesson pages. If you have an Interactive Whiteboard, but it is not a SMARTBoard, you can still use this lesson by downloading SMART Notebook Express at: http://express.smarttech.com/# Please, after downloading SMART Notebook Express, download my preview file to make sure you are happy with the file before buying the lesson. How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will then receive customized email updates about this store. ☺
So today, I let my kiddos practice -ar word families with the spinner game I shared yesterday. I think it may have been a winner. My fast...
Give your second grader practice reading and decoding "ew" words with this worksheet that asks her to choose the word that completes each sentence. Download to complete online or as a printable!
Today was our first day back since Elsa froze Texas. I love to look at snow, it’s beautiful, but I’d much rather wear flip flops and a v-neck tee! Although, the ICE ice cream we made was delish! This week we are focusing on the sound of /ar/ and /or/. Super fun! I LOVE to […]
Explode the Code Book 6 1/2is designed for students who require additional practice with the concepts taught in Explode the Code Book 6, 2nd Edition (sold-separately). Perfect for reinforcement and extension activities, exercises cover the same concepts as the whole-number book: r-controlled vowels ar, or, er, ir, ur, war, wor,silent letters -igh, and wowel diphthongs oo, ea, ie, oi, oy, ou, ow, au, aw, ew, ui, ue. Students also gain additional practice opportunities blending sounds to read and write multi-syllabic words. The 2nd Edition of Explode the Code features: Revised student directions for precision and ease of understanding Updated content and some illustrations to clarify examples Stories in Books 7 & 8 were revised and/or replaced with new content 108 pages, softcover. Non-reproducible, consumable workbook. 2nd Edition. Grades 2-4. Please note that this item is available for purchase by Homeschools only.
After spending SEVEN years in 3rd grade, I had my author study “program” down to a “T.” But now I’m back down in 2nd grade (yea!!! I’m having so much fun!!!) and they need it to be “slightly” adjusted for them. No biggie – I just made an author study Tic-Tac-Toe “game” to do with ... Read More about Author Study Activities
