Homework
Expectations
The types of homework your child will have
throughout the year:
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Each night for your child's reading
development, I encourage your child to read aloud or you may need to read with
them, which ever method supports their reading best. After you have read, talk
with your child about the book and ask them to retell the story. Use the retell
hand in your HOME folder to facilitate the discussion. (estimated time-15 minutes)
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Almost each week we will introduce 5-10 new
sight words and assess the student’s ability to read them by sight on Friday.
If the word is highlighted they were read correctly. If the student is unable to state the words
without sound it out in 4 second it is counted wrong. This will be part of your child’s fluency grade,
but a grade will be taken only twice a 9 weeks.
Once at progress report time and another at report card time. This allows students who miss one or two the
ability to continue practicing them before a grade is taken. I will be sending home the flashcards on a
sheet (they will need to be cut out) to practice at home. You should keep the
cards and continue to practice throughout the year. The more your child sees
the words the easier it will be for them to recognize them when they are
reading. (estimated time-5 minutes)
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Some nights your child will have a math
homework page. Please help them read the directions and anything they need help
with. I read the math because I want to see if they understand the math concept
not if they know how to read it. (estimated time-10 minutes)
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We will have a dictation test most Fridays.
Each week we will be working on a specific phonics skill that will be noted in
the monthly newsletter or Monday update each week. Use the phonics/spelling homework to
practice hearing, spelling, and reading the specific phonics sound. (estimated
time- 5 minutes)
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Most weeks the students will have fluency
homework. The student will read it on
Monday at school and then will read it for 1 minute each night for
homework. Please record how many words
correct per minute that they read each night on the line and help your child
fill in the graph so they can see their progress. On Friday they read it again at school to see
how many words they grew by reading it each night. (estimated time- 2 minutes)
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Some weeks your child will have some form of
writing assignment or comprehension activity. At the beginning the writing
assignments will be practicing their letter formation, creating individual
sentences, and then moves into responding to a prompt. These will be given out
on Monday and expected to be returned on Friday. (estimated time-15 minutes,
but you have all week)
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Throughout the year I assign several science
and social studies projects to complete as a family. I give ample time for
completion and the students love to present these to their peers.
