Resources for Students and Parents at LKMS

Slide1Welcome“Tis the reader that makes the book go  od.”                                                     Ralph Waldo Emerson

Slide2Helpful Sites• Contact Mrs. Katzen:   lisa_katzen@hcpss.org • Contact Mr. Jackson:    hjackson@hcpss.org • LKMS website:  www.hcpss.org/lkms • Check grades:   www.teacherease.com • Check Homework, Find vocabulary definitions: Katzen:   www.teacherweb.com/md/lkms/lkatzen Jackson:   http://TeacherWeb.com/MD/lkms/hjackson/

Slide3Homework• Homework should be written in the agenda in class. Reading logs, vocabulary work and study for quizzes are typical kinds of homework for reading. • Homework can be accessed on teacherweb at: http://teacherweb.com/MD/lkms/lkatzen/  or http://TeacherWeb.com/MD/lkms/hjackson/

Slide4Reading Logs• Fill out reading log information completely • Should be signed weekly • Required to read 100 minutes a week • Checked weekly, last class of the week, see teacherweb for due dates • Fill out reading log information completely • Should be signed weekly • Required to read 100 minutes a week • Checked weekly, last class of the week, see teacherweb for due dates

Slide5Vocabulary• Study words at home, copied packet kept in vocabulary section of students’ binders. • Create flash cards or a flip book to study. Can be reviewed nightly. • Test about every 2 weeks, listed on teacherweb

Slide6Core PlusStudents are sent out to other grade 6 teachers • Vocabulary extension activities • Comprehension reinforcement • Read for goal of completing 25 books for Reading Log Homework

Slide7Curriculum• Reading Informational Text Strategically • Reading Literary Text Critically • Pathways to Success: Information Literacy and the Big6 Framework

Slide8Reading InformationalText Strategically • Before/During/After Strategies • Recognizing organizational text structures to aid comprehension • Recognizing benefit of text features • Note taking strategies • Main Idea/Fact or Opinion • Drawing conclusions/making generalizations • Analyzing author’s purpose: propaganda,     persuasive techniques, bias, point of view or              perspective, fact/opinion Write thoughtfully about reading

Slide9Information Literacy• Systematic Research to Investigate the world of work • Develop guiding questions • Utilize information seeking strategies • Locate and access information • Use relevant information • Synthesize and present information • Self-evaluate • Write about your research

Slide10Comprehension ofLiterary Text: Critical Reading • Before/During/After Strategies • Determine important ideas and messages • Analyze author’s language • Analyze literary elements • Write thoughtfully about reading

Slide11Vocabulary Development• Vocabulary Strategies- context clues, substitution, visualization • Affixes • Grammatically correct use of vocabulary words