Saturday, September 13, 2008

His French Name is Breast or Boobie.

Time for the week in review: First Grade continues to be a success. Madame Anderson joins BB's class two times a week. Students are learning to introduce themselves in French through games and songs. Bobby's French name is, "boobie" (yes, as in boob) and he can say “hello” and “goodbye” in French.

During the month of September, he is working to learn about his reading identity and how that
helps create a reading community. Every day he reads independently, in partners and in shared
reading experiences. His teacher talks about the “Five Finger Rule.” Her rule is this:
when you read a book, you hold up five fingers. When you have difficulty with a word, you put down a finger. If you have any fingers up at the end of reading the book you decide if the book was “Just Right” or too easy. If you don’t have any fingers up, the book is probably too hard. (In first grade they want children to read independently with at least 95% accuracy.) The “Five Finger Rule” is one method they use to have the students responsible for their own
learning and to monitor their success.

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