Literacy

Reading

This year at Hampton Elementary, Language Arts will be going in a new and exciting direction.  The following reading comprehension strategies will be used on a daily basis. Students in each grade level will be having their literacy hour at the same time in order for students to be grouped in appropriate reading levels and activities.  The students at Hampton Elementary will be familiar with the 5 reading strategies and be expected to use them at home as well. 

What is reading comprehension?  How do you know when your child has understood what he or she has read?  Reading comprehension is about learning, understanding and broadening horizons.  Past experiences, knowledge, interests and future endeavors are also brought into perspective and are a part of this process. Reading comprehension is an important part of a child’s literacy development and a skill they will use well into adulthood.  In order to achieve and learn these skills, everyone from the student to the parents at home have to be familiar with and use these skills. Please refer to our school website (Hampton-elementary.nbed.nb.ca) for further information.

The 5 Comprehension Strategies include:

1.      Predicting

2.      Questioning

3.      Summarizing

4.      Visualizing

5.      Clarification

The goal is for students to monitor their understanding of what they read and use one of these strategies if they find themselves unsure of the meaning of the text.

Writing

A good piece of writing is developed when consideration is given to 6 Traits or Characteristics which include: 1.  Ideas/Content 2. Organization 3. Voice 4. Word Choice 5.Sentence Fluency 6.Conventions

 The Write Traits will be used in all the classrooms this fall. All students will also be using the following editing marks. When discussing your child’s writing please refer to this information.