We use the Houghton Mifflin Language Arts Program as a resource for our reading instruction. The selections we are currently reading are from the theme called "Nature's Fury". In addition to this program, your child will participate in small group reading instruction, literature circles and book clubs.
Independent Reading:
Each child reads silently 25-30 minutes during each school day. Please encourage your child to spend an additional 30 minutes a day of reading at home. We use the Accelerated Reader program to guide students with selecting books and improve their reading abilities.
Our library time is Wednesday afternoon at 12:10 a.m. Although we visit our school library, I also have a classroom library that I purchase books for throughout the year. If we do not have a book your child would like to read, send me a message so that I can consider adding it to my classroom library. Another good resource for books is the children's section of the Portland Public Library.
