Summer Learning

Many families wonder how they can keep their child's academic skills sharp over the summer. The letter below will give you some ideas about how to identify books that are just right for your child's independent reading level. RAZ Kids, XtraMath, and Ten Marks should also stay active until at least August. These are great tools for practicing reading fluency, comprehension, and math. Don't forget that there are a number of academic links on the right hand side of our class blog too! Summer reading logs will be sent home in the final report card on the last day of school.

Dear Room 205 Families,

Your child’s independent reading level (the # and letter), based on the DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) system used by the Shrewsbury Public Schools, is going to be on the final report card.

While your child may already have ideas about the books he or she likes to read, I am providing a list of websites you may find helpful in identifying appropriate books.

It’s important for your child to continue practicing at his or her independent reading level to maintain the skills - comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and expanding vocabulary -that we have been practicing all year long.

Use the Advanced Search feature on this site . . . http://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/book-search/

http://home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/

http://www.bookadventure.com/Home.aspx

For information regarding Summer Reading expectations, please visit . . .

http://schools.shrewsbury-ma.gov/egov/docs/1401827326494.htm

I have also included the URL to our class website that has LOTS of links to some great websites that support the learning across the curriculum that your child has done.

http://mrsrichardgrade2.blogspot.com

Happy Reading!