What's Happening in 2A?: Help Wanted

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Help Wanted

With the end of the year getting closer we have 2 field trip that I will need parent volunteers. If you're able to help with one or both please contact me or send a note with your child. I will get back to you to confirm if I still need help or if I have enough volunteers. Thanks in advance!!

Wednesday, May 16: We are swimming at the fitness center from 12:35 - 1:20. I would need you to get in the water and swim with the kids. We swim with 1A, 1C, KA, and 1D. You would be able to meet us at the Fitness Center if you can help.

Friday, May 18: All Cresco 2nd graders are taking an end of the year field trip to Lake Meyer in Calmar. We will leave school at 9:30 and return around 3:00. I need 3-4 parents for this day to help out.

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Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Distinguish Fact and Opinion: Your child learned that facts are statements that can be proved. Opinions are what someone believes. The words I believe, I think, and in my view are clues that someone is expressing an opinion. Most students are able to state a fact; however, opinions are more challenging. Please practice this at home.

Sequence Events: Sequence is the order in which event take place. Clue words such as first, next, then, and last help readers know when events occur. When your child is summarizing have them sequence the events using the clue words.

Make Inferences: This is a strategy that readers use to understand what they are reading. When making an inference, readers need to fill in information that the author did not include. Readers must combine what they know with details from the text.
Pictures and words (text clues) + background knowledge (what we know) = an inference

Summarize: A summary is a paragraph or a statement in your own words that gives the most important ideas from the text that was read. Step 1: find the main ideas from the selection. Step 2: shorten and combine those ideas.

Categorize and Classify: We can categorize and classify objects, evens, ideas, and characters by how they are alike and how they fit into groups. When students are reading they can find types of things that are similar and group them into the same category.

Monitor Comprehension: Students must ALWAYS monitor their comprehension while they are reading. If they don't understand what was read they need to reread it. When readers are confused they can use "fix-up" strategies. Here is a list of those strategies:
*reread more slowly
*look up words
*read on
*use picture clues
*summarize
*ask for help