Ms.

Lamb April 21, 2019

PARENT NEWSLETTER
At-Home Strategies

After your child has

read a passage, ask
them to draw and
explain their mental
picture they created
of what they read to
help bring the story
to life!

Wether you read or

the child reads,
remember to ask
questions BEFORE,
DURING, and AFTER
the readings. (Ex:
What is your favorite
Hello Parents! character?, What do
We have had a great month so far! This week, students will be you think will happen
learning about comprehension in their reading! This means having next?)

the understanding of what one is reading, which is the ultimate

goal of all reading activity. We are pushing the idea of intentional Technological
thinking by:
Resources
Accessing prior knowledge

Understanding vocabulary and concepts

Making assumptions

Linking key ideas

Knowing many strategies

Popplet app (helps
order events using
words such as first,
We will be reading the book, The Kid Who
next, finally)

Couldn’t Save, and using summarizing

strategies to identify the main ideas in each
paragraph or story.

Doodle Buddy app

(for creating a picture
to illustrate the main
ideas and details)
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