Parents,
As we are all aware, FCAT time is creeping closer and closer. Because of this, we will begin making some changes to our reading curriculum starting this week.
Instead of focusing on the Imagine It story all week long, we are going to only read it together for about two days maximum in class. The class is welcome to continue to look over and study the story at home, and we will do some activities with the story in centers. However, we are going to begin doing more "cold reads" (stories the students have never seen before) and focusing on FCAT based questions.
You will also begin to see a change in homework beginning tonight. Instead of our usual vocabulary page on a Monday, the students brought home an FCAT Practice page. Please go over the story and questions with your child, to help them be sure they are answering the question based off the test, and are aware of any "tricks" that may be there to trip them up. My best advice is to have them underline in the story where they find their answers (we do this in class) and have them underline key words within the question.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me, or set up a conference.
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