Welcome Back!

Welcome back to the 2012-2013 school year!  I am excited to provide you and your children with the strategies for successful reading and, just as importantly, the motivation and excitement to become life long readers.  As we move forward with our newly adopted Common Core Standards in Mathematics and prepare for the eventual inclusion of the ELA (English Language Arts) Core Standards, students will be exposed to a greater variety of informational text...formerly known as nonfiction text.  Literature, poetry and informational text require close reading with important foundational skills.  I am fortunate to work together with my peers at May Watts who value the importance of collaborating together in order for our students to become fluent readers.  Please feel free to contact me with questions in regards to Best Practice in developing fluent readers.  Most importantly, make reading a modeled activity in your home in order to instill a love of reading together as a family.  Happy reading!