Step Up With Reading!

Here at CGTP, we have many opportunities for and your student to read together.  We have a wonderful NEW library in the resource where you can check out books together, and build up your reading log.  If you don't know where your reading log is, you can find one on the small rolling cart outside of your classroom.  They are in a folder labeled "Reading Logs".  Logging the books your student reads is important in understanding what he/she is reading, and what kind of books they are choosing.  Is your child choosing books too easy, or hard for them?  Are they choosing books for certain interests?  Learning about your student's reading styles and interests will help better your understanding of their skills, as well as create better questions for you to ask them while they are reading.

Our library is organized by book genres.  We have three different color bins:  RED, which holds chapter books, BLUE, which holds Fiction books, and GREEN which holds non-fiction books.  Each bin has a label on the front of it with a code.  The code will help you find books and put books away in their proper places.  They look like this:

You can check out the books and take them back to your classroom, or find a special reading spot on our floor, but please make sure you sign the books in and out on the clipboards attached to the games bookcase.  This will help all of us keep track of who is borrowing the books.

Now that you have chosen a book to read, start reading with a positive attitude.  It is great to suggest books that match his/her reading skills.  But let your student pick what to read, even if it seems "too easy".....we want them to enjoy what they are reading.  And if your student is bored with a book, don't make them finish it, go and choose another story.  Also, link books to other interesting materials, including magazine and newspapers.  If you read a story about dogs, bring in an article about dogs from the paper.  That will spark their interest even more and relate their reading to real-life experiences.  Help your child build comprehension by asking questions about the story, before, during, and after reading.  Show interest in your child's answers and opinions.

If you have any questions about our wonderful library, choosing books, or helping your student with a specific reading skill, please come find us, that is what we are here for!