Title I Reading - Sept 2024
September 1st, 2024
Welcome Back, Grizzlies!
Hello!
My name is Mrs. Girodat and this is my 5th year as the Title I Reading Specialist at Grimsrud.
Some of my favorites:
- Iced white mocha + caramel coffee
- Fictional novels/series
- Action movies/TV shows
- Pinochle/board games
- Puzzles
If your child will be receiving Title I Reading services, I will be in contact with you soon!
Growing Up
I grew up on a 6000+ acre ranch along the Little Missouri River in the northwest corner of South Dakota with my parents and one younger sister. In 1927 and then again in 2011, the river flooded and made it look as if we lived on an "island".
I attended 3 country schools before attending 6th-12th grade in "town" where the elementary through high school building was for our county. My kindergarten year was actually in a trailer house near the 2-room schoolhouse, if you can believe that!
College
I graduated high school in 2010, then went on to college at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. I graduated in May 2015 with a Bachelors degree in both Special Education and Elementary Education, minors in Music and Reading, and endorsements in Kindergarten and Classroom Technology.
In June 2023 I graduated with a Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction through Western Governors University.
A few tips on how to support your child/children in the beginning of the school year:
- 1. Read aloud - Read to your child every day, even if it's only for 10 minutes. You can read their favorite books repeatedly, or read books with rhyming words and lines that repeat.
- 2. Point to words - Point to each word as your child reads along with you.
- 3. Let your child choose books - Let your child choose which books they want to read.
- 4. Talk about the pictures - Ask your child questions about the pictures or what they read.
- 5. Play with sounds - Sing songs, read rhyming books, and say tongue twisters to help your child become sensitive to the sounds in words.
- 6. Read in front of your child - Read the newspaper, magazines, or books in front of your child so they can see that reading is something you enjoy.
