AIMS Reading words per minute

targets

READING…a vacation for the mind!

-David Berry

North Elementary School

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READING CONNECTION

“The more that you READ, the more things you will KNOWThe more that you LEARN the more places you’ll GO! - Dr. Seuss

Keep Reading “Alive” this Summer!

Read! Read! Read!

Tier Fall Winter Spring

1 105+ 120+ 136+

2 68-104 87-119 103-135

3 0-67 0-86 0-102

Tier Fall Winter Spring

1 77+ 105+ 119+

2 43-76 65-104 84-118

3 0-42 0-64 0-83

Tier Fall Winter Spring

1 114+ 129+ 143+

2 79-113 98-128 107-142

3 0-78 0-97 0-106

Tier Fall Winter Spring

1 136+ 149+ 161+

2 104-135 112-148 129-160

3 0-103 0-111 0-128

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

What is Fluency?

Fluency is the ability to read smoothly

and automatically, with expression and

attention to punctuation.

Pace = the speed in which you read  The goal is to read at a “just right” pace  Reading not too fast and not too slow

Phrasing = Chunking the words together into meaningful phrases Reading in phrases and not reading words one.word.at.a.time.

Samantha drove to the store and bought some bread.

Intonation (Expression) = Reading with feeling in your voice  Changing your voice to match a character  Reading like you would speak (and not like a robot!)  Moving your voice up and down

Punctuation = Reading with attention to punctuation

 Stopping at periods . . .  Taking breaths at commas , , ,

 Making your voice go up for

question marks ? ? ?  Showing excitement for exclamation points ! ! !  Using “quotation marks” to change voice for characters

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READING CONNECTION

Read! Read! Read!

Questioning Cards ANALYSIS

What part of the story was the most

exciting?

What do you do that is just like the

character in the story?

Can you distinguish between …?

How is … similar to …?

What made the characters do what they

did?

What part of the story was the funniest?

Compare your … with that presented in …

How was this similar to …?

Which events could have really happened?

What part of the story was the saddest?

What do you see as other possible

outcomes?

Why did … changes occur?

Questioning Cards

APPLICATION

What question would you ask of …?

What would your mother do if she was in the story?

What would you do if you could go where the story

takes place?What would your teacher do if she or he was in the story?

What factors would you change if …?

Can you group by characteristics such as …?

Do you know another instance where…?

From the information given, can you develop a set of

instructions about …?If you had to cook a meal

for the main character, what would you cook?

Read! Read! Read!

Bloom’s Taxonomy provides a framework for questions that focus on higher level thinking skills. This resource is divided into six levels. These are questions that fall under the

second two levels. The next two levels will follow in future newsletters. Use them freely to quiz your child!