Reading Year Plans

Date
AugustSeptember

Unit
Getting Started

Mini-Lessons/Strategies
Expectations for R.W. Procedures for I.D.R. Setting up reading notebook Setting reading goals Setting the purpose for reading Writing thoughtful responses Types of text Genres Choosing Just Right Books Using Post-Its

Standards
II.2.A.1. Distinguishes between literary forms II.3.B.6. Analyzes the use of fact and fantasy in historical fiction II. 3.B.7. Chooses literature for reading level, interests, and purpose.. II.2.C.1. Reads effectively for enjoyment, to gain information, and to do research. II.2.C.2. Reads effectively to learn in all subjects areas.

Date
October

Unit
Fix It Strategies

Mini-Lessons/Strategies
Word Attatck/ Decoding Strategies
Use initial sound Sound it out (Left to Right) Chunking Skip it, come back Stretch it Using clues Using clues Asking questions Summarize Use plot structure Make predictions, compare and contrast, cause and effect Reread

Standards
II.1.C. Determines the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases. II.3.B.1. Identifies main incidents of the plot and causes and effects of actions. II.3.B.2. Identifies and explains the causes of actions.

Comprehension Fix It Strategies

November

Schema/ Making Connections (Patricia Pollacco Author Study) Questioning

Text-Self Text-Text Text-World Double Entry Journal Expanding schema through topic study Asking questions before Asking questions during Asking questions after Thick vs. Thin Questions QAR SQ3R

II.3.B.4. Compares own experiences to events and situations in literature.

MidNovemberDecember

II.2.A.4. Asks and answers a set of essential questions about text. II.2.B. 2. Uses the text, graphics, and prior knowledge to make inferences and predictions.

Date
January

Unit
Inferencing (Eve Bunting Author Study)

Mini-Lessons/Strategies
Using schema for unknown words Making predictions Character inferencing Drawing Conclusions Cause and Effect Unique interpretations of text Inferring the authors purpose

Standards
II.B. 2. Uses the text, graphics, and prior knowledge to make inferences and predictions. II.B.1. Distinguishes between facts and opinions and between cause and effect. II.3.B.5. Explains authors techniques to impact the readers opinions and feelings. II.1.D. Uses dictionary, glossaries, and thesaurus. II.1.E. Reads and interprets diagrams, maps, charts, and tables. II.2. A. Reads informational (expository) material for meaning.
1. Reads for topic, main idea, details, and key information. 2. Uses graphic features and prior knowledge to gain meaning. 3. Identifies and uses organizational patterns to gain meaning. 4. Asks and answers a set of essential questions about text. 5. Takes notes, summarizes, and categorizes information from text.

FebruaryMarch

Determining Importance/ Nonfiction (The Iditarod)

Fiction vs. Nonfiction Nonfiction Conventions Skimming/Scanning SQ3R Determining Main Idea Supporting Details

II.2.C.3. Skims and scans for the main idea and for details.

Date
April

Unit
Visualizing

Mini-Lessons/Strategies
Making mind pictures Using poetry short texts Artistic Response Dramatic Resoponse

Standards
II.3.B.3. Identifies rhyme schemes and figurative language

May

Synthesizing

II.2.B.3. Evaluates validity of text Overall meaning (theme) by comparing to others sources Retelling and to prior knowledge. Share, recommend, and criticize literature II.2.B.5. Explains authors techniques to impact the readers opinions and feelings.