Grade Six
Two of the major goals of the 6th
grade reading program at LCBMS are to create a love of reading that will grow with
each new piece of literature,
and the tools with which to comprehend and apply the text at a variety of
levels.
The independent reading component will provide students with the
opportunity to select a novel on their own, based on the genre being assigned
in class. A successful reading program also allows for remediation and
enrichment.
Students are taught using a literature-based approach. Using
teacher-selected novels and the “Treasures” textbook published by Macmillan
McGraw
Hill, students are exposed to a variety of genres. Using creative methods,
in this reading program, will make the sixth grade reading program fun,
helping to foster a love of reading.
This class will include comprehension and analysis of reading level
appropriate text in order to connect and clarify
main ideas by identifying their relationships to other sources and related
topics.
Our
sixth grade reading program will include the following:
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Usage
of a new reading series that is aligned directly with the
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Discussion
and assessment of the summer reading novels
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Instruction
and implementation of a variety of reading skills and strategies
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Promoting
independent reading with coordinating book projects on the following genres:
historical fiction, realistic fiction, biography, mystery and fantasy
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Independent
presentations to make students more comfortable in front of their
peers/classmates
§
Improvement
of student vocabulary and word usage in context
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Learning Tools |
ELA Skills Addressed |
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·
Sixth grade reading worksheets (leveled
workbooks) ·
Before /during/after reading strategies ·
Reinforcement exercises (ex. Literature
circles) ·
Assessments |
·
Vocabulary development (in context) ·
Reading Comprehension ·
Literature ·
Writing Strategies and Applications ·
Listening and Speaking |
Components of the Program
The Macmillan McGraw Hill textbook
“Treasures” was adopted for a variety of reasons, one of which is its alignment
with the New York State Learning Standards for English Language Arts. Macmillan McGraw Hill is the publisher of the
NY State exams. Units are divided into
high interest themes and address the standards set forth by the state.
Using “Treasures”, the reading textbook,
as a springboard, the following aspects of the NYS Standards for English
Language Arts will be addressed:
Word Study
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Vocabulary
o
Dictionary skills
o
Context clues
o
Analogy practice
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Phonics/decoding
o
Letter patterns
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Example:
“ei” versus “ie”
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o
Comprehension
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Strategy-analysis
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Inferences-character, setting, plot, main
idea, details, cause and effect
o
Fluency
§
When reading silently
§
Aloud
·
English Language Arts
o
Writing
§
Personal narrative, friendly letter,
expository, poem, diary
o
Grammar
o
Spelling
“Treasures”
Materials include, but are not limited to:
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Read Aloud Anthology
·
Leveled readers for students
·
Textbook (one per student)
·
Practice workbook (one per student)