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Great Links for Kids
Class Overview
SRBI (Scientific Research-Based Intervention) classes and those classes held during your child's On-Team time, are designed to assist students who may be struggling in the areas of reading, grammar, fluency, spelling and/or writing. Small groups of students meet every other day to work on targeted areas of weakness that have been identified through various standardized assessments, classroom assessments/performance and teacher recommendations.
Understanding Your Child's SBAC Scores
Helpful Links for Parents
- A grade 5 parent resource for understanding what your child should learn and be able to do this year, and helpful suggestions for supporting your child’s learning at home.
- 7 Great Online Reading Resources for Parents and Learning Coaches
- Reading Rockets
- Scholastic Book Wizard offers ready-made book lists, book talks, author studies, and videos, as well as a way to search for books according to reading level or similar to your child’s favorites.
Reading Activities to Encourage Reading & Writing (http://www.sde.ct.gov)
Reading Activities:
- Encourage your child to “read like a detective” to find evidence to compare and contrast characters, events, and information.
- Work with your child to research a topic of interest through print text and online resources.
- Urge your child to keep a daily journal, if possible, on the computer.
- Encourage your child to use reference materials (either in print or online) such as a dictionary, thesaurus, or glossary to look up unknown words or phrases and to look for word meaning within the text.
- Support your child in learning how to make a strong argument. Have your child present an argument on a topic using evidence to support the argument or claim.
- Have family members look for interesting words that were heard that day. Have everyone share the word they collected and tell what they think it means. If the child shares an incorrect meaning, guide him or her to the correct meaning. Try to use some of the words in conversation.
- Talk about the daily news. Pick one news event to read, and then watch a news clip on the same topic. Compare the facts, details, and points of view of the news story.
- Provide your child with exposure to typing on a keyboard (using a home or library computer)
- Invite your child to read his or her writing out loud to other family members. Ask questions about your child’s word choices and ideas.
- Discuss your family stories and history. Encourage your child to ask relatives questions about their lives. Try out different ways to tell family tales, such as poems or short stories.
- Listen with your child to a television reporter, politician, or other speaker. Ask your child to tell you the speaker’s main points.
