Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and
parents.
- What is the schedule of the day?
- How do I help my child find a book that is challenging for them?
- How do I help my child come up with good spelling words?
- Is there anything extra that my child could be working on at home?
- How can I help my child improve in reading comprehension and fluency?
What is the schedule of the day?
8:00-8:50 Social Studies
8:55-9:40 Science
9:45-10:45 Math
10:45-11:35 Specials
11:41-12:11 Lunch
12:15-1:00 L.A. I
1:00-1:20 Recess
1:25-2:10 L.A. II
2:10-2:40 Comet Club
How do I help my child find a book that is challenging for them?
When choosing a book for your child, turn to any page and have
your child try reading it. Then, put up a finger for each word
he or she doesn't know. If you only put up one or two fingers,
the book is too easy. If you quickly use five fingers, the book
is too hard. The book is just right if you use three or four
fingers per page.
How do I help my child come up with good spelling words?
A great source for finding spelling words is schoolwork. If you
are looking over your child's work and notice a word that is
spelled incorrectly, encourage him/her to put that on their
spelling list. Vocabulary words from math, social studies,
science, and the books we are reading are also good
words. If you are still having problems coming up with words
please let me know and I will see what I can do to further help!
Is there anything extra that my child could be working on at home?
Keyboarding is something that all of the students could use extra
practice with! Math facts (especially multiplication and
division) is a skill that many students would benefit from having
extra practice at speed and accuracy. Also, as we will be
learning all 50 states and capitals this would be a great thing
to study in free time.
How can I help my child improve in reading comprehension and fluency?
Encourage your child to read out loud more often. This will help
them challenge themselves to comprehend what they are reading
more easily (sometimes when I used to read out loud I was so
worried about how it was going to sound, I forgot to pay
attention to what I was reading!). I have noticed some of us are
doing that too! This will also help your student become a more
fluent reader. Then, the next challenge is to encourage them
to change their voices for different characters or with a
question or exclamation!
You can help your child improve his/her reading by talking with
them about their reading assignments. Ask what the main idea is.
Remember, the main idea is what the story is mainly about. Ask
your child to list important details that happened in the story.
Where did the story take place? This is the setting. There may be
more than one setting in a story. Ask the child to name things
the characters did in the story and why they did those things.
Help your child focus on meaning while reading a selection by
asking them to remember important events and facts in the story.
Ask them why a character did this and why that event happened.
Let your child summarize the story. Put these sentences on paper
and cut them apart. Have your child put the sentences in order.
Sequencing the story will help your child focus on the events
that happened and what caused them to happen.