AIMS Reading words per minute
targets
READING…a vacation for the mind!
-David Berry
North Elementary School
November 2015, Volume 7, Page 1Also posted on www.usd352.org under North School
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
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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
North Elementary School
November 2015, Volume 7, Page 2Also posted on www.usd352.org under North School
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!