Welcome to February, where a love of reading is in the air!
This month, our readers and coaches are focusing on fluency to increase comprehension. Fluency involves reading words accurately, reading at an appropriate speed and not racing to the end of a page, and reading with expression. Readers and coaches have a lot of fun putting these practices to work, playing with different voices and hand gestures as they read.
Throughout the month, students will build a sea of hearts, earning heart stickers for different activities.
- Red heart – read the books (or challenging pages) 2 times.
- Gold heart – echo reading or choral reading.
- Green heart – read with expression.
- Silver heart – good pacing (not reading too slow or too fast).
At the end of the month, these fluent readers will have a colorful souvenir of their success.
As the second semester kicks off, some of our coaches are “retiring” to participate in spring sports, school plays, and other activities. We want to say a big Team Read thank you to these coaches, who have worked hard and guided their readers so well. We are welcoming some new coaches too, and we’re excited to see what the second half of the school year has in store.