Reading Routines

Room 4 readers meet daily at the carpet for whole group reading lessons. We work at our seats on skills, and then meet in small groups with reading specialists Mrs. West, Mrs. Daly, or Mrs. Chesnut, or Mrs. Leslie. I also teach small groups in room 4. While the small groups are meeting for 30-45 minutes, first graders are reading at their seats in book boxes. These are boxes of books I have selected for them, or ones they have chosen. Inside the box are their High Frequency word cards with new words to practice. Our routine is to as follows-

• whole group reading daily
• written reading skill work daily
• review HF word cards, practice daily, read to an adult 2x a week
• read book box books daily until all books have been read at least 2x (may take a week)