5th Grade Reading
by Sara Batts
August 15, 2008
5th Grade Reading
Novels
- Number the Stars
- Toliver's Secret
- Hatchet
- Bud, Not Buddy
- Where the Red Fern Grows
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
- The Indian in the Cupboard
Skills
- Comprehension- understanding what you read
- Fluency- reading accurately at an appropriate rate
- Vocabulary- learning the meaning of new words and using them correctly in everyday language in the form of reading, writing and speaking
- Oral Language Skills- developing speaking skills through book reports and presentations
Homework
- Read 20 minutes five nights a week. Record reading on home reading log.
- Complete daily skills activity in yellow folder. Each student has a homework schedule in the folder. Each assignment will be graded daily and a homework average will be recorded weekly.
Grading
- Fluency- oral fluency grades weekly
- Comprehension- weekly tests over novels read in class
- Vocabulary- vocabulary grades weekly
- Homework- averaged homework grades weekly
- Notebook- one notebook grade- each test must be present and signed by a guardian; completed word of the day calendar
