5th Grade Reading
Our goal in fifth grade is to instill a love of reading and build stronger lifelong readers one book at a time.
Are you up for the
40 Book Challenge
in 5th grade?
40 chapter books between August and May?
I think you can!
Correction...
I think WE can. I am challenging myself to do the same.
I think you can!
Correction...
I think WE can. I am challenging myself to do the same.
Overall Goals for 5th Grade Readers
Each reader will . . .
- self-identify as a reader
- have a passion for books and literacy experiences
- be able to independently read/interact with text for at least 15 minutes and build his/her reading stamina over the course of the year
- be able to distinguish between fiction and nonfiction texts
- be able to use the features in nonfiction texts to obtain information
- have an understanding of genres
- be able to self-select “good fit” or "perfect for me" texts for independent reading (thinking about interests and levels)
- develop listening stamina and active listening skills
- be able to talk about books and participate in learning conversations in partner, small group and whole class discussions
- be able to share an opinion about what we are reading together and what he/she is reading independently
- develop a variety of strategies to make meaning ( We will develop a tool box of strategies to help us achieve goals.)
- be able to demonstrate comprehension through retelling, identifying the main idea and summarizing key points
- use a variety of comprehension strategies (i.e. visualizing, inferring) when reading
- read widely as well as develop a growing repertoire of favorite authors, genres, series, etc.
- use a variety of strategies to figure out unknown words (Vocabulary from the books we read)
- make progress along a continuum in terms of being able to read at grade level. For our more vulnerable readers, reasonable goals can be set and more intense one to one time provided in the context of Reading Workshop. For our other readers, we hope that each child will be reading at or above grade level by the end of the year.
- make time to read at home (Often homework might be...Read for the fun of it for 20 minutes tonight...because you can.)