Book Club for Beginners! Gaining Confidence in Fluency & Comprehension: Level 1

Welcome to your learner's first book club! This small group class is designed specifically for those students who want or need an encouraging environment to gain confidence in reading aloud and practice fluency and comprehension using popular books they might get from the library, very inexpensively online, or even may have at home. 

We will meet twice a week in this small group guided reading class. Our first class of the week will begin with pre-reading activities such as activating prior knowledge and making predictions. We will then read our book round-robin style, pausing for me to gently guide fluency when appropriate. I will also read with the children to model fluency including pace, expression, and attention to punctuation. After we read, we will check our predictions and begin our book discussions. This will set us up for our second class meeting of the week, where we will extend our discussion and focus on targeted elements of comprehension through games, worksheets, and other extension activities.  
So the first meeting of the week is mainly targeting fluency, whereas the second meeting of the week is primarily targeting comprehension, although both will be scattered throughout every class meeting. 

We will be reading Level 1 books in this class, with the understanding that not all books labeled "Level 1" follow the same guidelines (unless they come from the same publishing company). This means that some books will be a little easier (great for fluency practice) and some books will be a little harder (perfect for employing those comprehension strategies).  In general, this class is perfect for those students who have a strong foundation in phonics, CVC, CVCe, and beginning sight words. (If you need classes to build a foundation before beginning this class, please see my profile for all my beginning reading classes. Similarly, if you are looking for more challenging fluency or comprehension classes, you can find those on my teacher profile page as well. In my written profile, I have recommended to you the order that I suggest taking my reading classes, but please feel free to reach out to me if you have questions about where your child should begin.) 

Please note that students must have the book for class. For the purpose of pointing out words, grammar, punctuation, and pictures, I will share my copy on the screen, but I encourage all students to read from their individual books. 

All of these books should be available online for your e-reader apps such as Kindle or iBooks. In many cases, the Kindle edition of the book is free with a Prime account. Otherwise, all of these books can be found for less than $5 on Amazon, and in many cases for just $1-2 if you opt for a used copy (Be sure to order ahead of time so your books arrive in time for class.) Lastly, many of these books can be found at your local library! 

I have provided links to the books below for your convenience. These links are not mine, and I do not get paid if you order through these links.  



Week of October 10th: Pete the Cat and the Cool Caterpillar by James Dean
https://amzn.to/3dug0dn

Week of October 17th: Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream by Harper Collins
https://amzn.to/3kHOuIC

Week of October 24th: Amelia Bedelia Makes a Friend by Herman Parish
https://amzn.to/3S1Ho1w

Week of October 31st: Pete the Cat Goes Camping by James Dean 
https://amzn.to/3LJeMrD

Week of November 7th: Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach by James Dean 
https://amzn.to/3QXIBFQ

Week of November 14th: The Bad Seed by Jory John 
 https://amzn.to/3xDbr7g

Week of November 21st: The Good Egg by Jory John 
https://amzn.to/3dwvUUG

Week of November 28th: The Smart Cookie by Jory John
https://amzn.to/3DQ3zSp

Week of December 5th:  Pete the Cat's Family Road Trip by James Dean 
https://amzn.to/3OKj7KK

Week of December 12th: Clark the Shark: Too Many Treats by Bruce Hale
 https://amzn.to/3xzgfe7

Week of December 19th: Pete the Cat's Trip to the Supermarket by James Dean 
https://amzn.to/3f7u3pN

*No class the week of December 26th

Week of January 2nd: Mac and Cheese by Sarah Weeks
https://amzn.to/3uiyf8z

Week of January 9th: Splat the Cat: A Whale of a Tale by Rob Scotton
https://amzn.to/3R3R6Pw





Week of January 16th: Pete the Cat and the Cool Caterpillar by James Dean
https://amzn.to/3dug0dn

Week of January 23rd: Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream by Harper Collins
https://amzn.to/3kHOuIC

Week of January 30th: Amelia Bedelia Makes a Friend by Herman Parish
https://amzn.to/3S1Ho1w

Week of Feb 6th: Pete the Cat Goes Camping by James Dean 
https://amzn.to/3LJeMrD

Week of Feb 13th: Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach by James Dean 
https://amzn.to/3QXIBFQ

Week of Feb 13th: The Bad Seed by Jory John 
 https://amzn.to/3xDbr7g

Week of Feb 20th: The Good Egg by Jory John 
https://amzn.to/3dwvUUG

Week of Feb 27th: The Smart Cookie by Jory John
https://amzn.to/3DQ3zSp

Week of March 6th:  Pete the Cat's Family Road Trip by James Dean 
https://amzn.to/3OKj7KK

Week of March 13th: Clark the Shark: Too Many Treats by Bruce Hale
 https://amzn.to/3xzgfe7

Week of March 20th: Pete the Cat's Trip to the Supermarket by James Dean 
https://amzn.to/3f7u3pN

Week of March 27th: Mac and Cheese by Sarah Weeks
https://amzn.to/3uiyf8z

Week of April 3rd: Splat the Cat: A Whale of a Tale by Rob Scotton
https://amzn.to/3R3R6Pw