ELA+Rdg

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 * Unit 1: Building Good Reading Habits**


 * Unit 2: Learning Abut the World**


 * Unit 3: Reades Have Big Jobs to Do: Fluency, Phonics, and Comprehension**


 * Unit 4: Meeting Characters and Learning Lessons: A Study of Story Elements**

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 * This[[file:guided reading strategy checklist.doc| checklist]] is used by Chets Creek teachers to document guided reading A-I strategies mastered and practiced. Each teacher is encouraged to individualize the sheets depending on the strategies that she thinks are important. Each child is given a sheet depending on reading level.
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png link="file:kindergartencce/Guided reading checklist J_K.doc"]] [[file:kindergartencce/Guided reading checklist J_K.doc|Guided reading checklist J_K.doc]]
 * A [|blog] that shows students reading their written retellings of the beginning, middle and end of a guided reading story using their own hand drawn pictures.



__ ** Independent Reading ** __
 * [|A blog] about Independent Reading in September at Chets Creek, "Independent Reading."
 * Gradually build up Independent Reading time to build stamina as the year progresses...starting with 10-15 minutes and building it to 30 minutes (ideally).

__**Genre Library**__ - Books in this library should include fiction and non-fiction and should be in baskets according to topic.
 * [[image:http://firstgradecce.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png caption="external image msword.png" link="file:firstgradecce/nonfiction book tags.doc"]][[file:firstgradecce/nonfiction book tags.doc|nonfiction book tags.doc]] Labels for nonfiction books