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One of our biggest focuses this year is helping our students become strong, confident, and fluent readers.
As a staff, we have been meeting for data chats and looking closely at student achievement. Our students recently completed the STAR assessment, and one area we know we need to continue working on is reading fluency. We want our students to not only be able to read the words, but to read smoothly, confidently, and with understanding.
Families play such an important role in this! One of the best things you can do at home is simply help your child develop a love of reading.
For our students in 2nd grade and up, please encourage them to practice reading out loud at home. Reading aloud gives students the opportunity to build fluency and confidence. You can also ask your child if they are taking and passing their Accelerated Reader quizzes. We want students to be reading books that are just right for them and celebrating their progress along the way!
And we are going to have a little fun with it! 🎉
Throughout the year, we will be raffling gold coins at every grade level for students who are successfully passing their Accelerated Reader quizzes. These gold coins can be used with our Book Vending Machine to choose a book to take home and enjoy!
For our younger readers, easy readers and books they can read independently are wonderful. But please remember that reading to your child is just as important. When you read to your child, you are building excitement around books, modeling what fluent reading sounds like, introducing new vocabulary, and helping them develop a love for stories and learning.
This will be a huge focus for us this year, and I am so excited to see the growth our students will make. With our teachers, families, and students all working together, I know we can help our Dolphins become strong and confident readers!
Keep reading, Westwood! 📖💜💙