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Get the full list of nonfiction links students will access during the 5th grade C. I. A. Unit of Study, Earthquake Terror. Click on the links to view and print each nonfiction article in this unit and book club! The more students know about the topic of a story, or nonfiction text, the greater their understanding and learning will be …
FAQ: I have a question about how to group students for reading. Currently we are using a walk-to-read structure but will be switching curriculums to the Read Side By Side Reading Program. Is it okay if we keep our walk-to-read model with this program? The Read Side By Side Reading Program is a core program designed to be …
Selecting a reading program for the primary grades can be overwhelming with so many aspects to consider. Bethany Robinson offers 3 must-haves for your K-2 reading program, based on her 14 years of experience working in high-needs schools. A strong K-2 reading program should create an even balance between oral language development, listening comprehension, isolated phonics work, and fluent …
How do you get your students to talk during book club discussions? Sarah Collinge, author of the C. I. A. Book Club Teacher’s Guides, gives some helpful suggestions! You have started your first book club unit, students have read the first quadrant of their assigned novels, and they have diligently taken notes while reading. Now the day is here when …
Forming the Groups When I heard that there were going to be book clubs that partnered up with the CIA books, I was more than excited to have my students to have a similar experience with book clubs that I’ve had. I decided to begin the book clubs the second week after Spring Break. This gave me plenty of time to …
At my school we have a 50 minute specialist time each day including PE, Art, Music, Library, and Science. We also have a dedicated time for small group instruction and math, so it is not easy to change our schedule. I have to fit in independent reading and conferring when I can. After attending Sarah’s class about Small Groups and …
Starting the Book Clubs The Book Clubs are so much fun. Every student is reading, talking about their book, or writing about it for the entire Book Club time. It’s such a great use of reading time – no one is waiting! I have three groups. In the below-grade-level group there are six kids reading Shoeshine Girl, and in the …
