Reading Focus - Please have your child work on these skills as they are reading at home!

We use "I Can" statements in order for the kids to understand what they should be focusing on when reading. This week the following statements will guide their reading as well as our novel discussion. 

• I can quote accurately from the text when explaining what the text says and when drawing conclusions.
• I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence supports which parts.

Language 4 Today Week 11

• Root Words - the part of the word that carries meaning, not including the prefix or suffix.
• Synonyms - Words that have a similar meaning.
• Point Of View - 
• 1st Person - Told by a character in the story. (I, me, we)
• 2nd Person - Narrator will address the reader. (You, your, yours)
• 3rd Person - Told by the narrator NOT in the story. (He, she, them)