-Ask us how to choose a "just right" book using the 5 Finger Rule.

-We are reading poetry, easy text and reader's theater to practice fluent reading.

-Phonics rules and patterns are important. We sort words, make words and read & write words with many different patterns. Some activities we do are: write in sand and shaving cream, play phonics games, hunt for and sort words, and read text with pattern words.

-We know that good readers use a variety of comprehension strategies when interacting with text. The strategies we've been practicing include:
-connections - "this reminds me of..."
-predictions
-questions
-visualizations