In this class, the students will practice reading strategies for words with short/long vowel sounds and other word patterns.  The teacher will encourage the students to pretend to be "word detectives" as we recognize and identify patterns in words and decode them.  We will participate in games including interactive word board games, rhyming games, sorting words, and more!  We will also practice reading words in word families, spelling the words, and writing letters correctly.  We will work toward reading words with automaticity and begin to read sentences fluently.  The students will be given verbal praise, encouragement, and rewards throughout the lesson to promote participation.  This class is appropriate for students in Kindergarten through second grade.
Week of - Students will be shown that we can be "word detectives" when we look closely at words and recognize patterns as we read.  The teacher will demonstrate and model how to use decoding strategies when we come to a word we don't know.  We will practice sounding out CVC short vowel words, digraphs, blends, and identify other common word patterns. We will practice sight word automaticity with flashcards. 
Week of November 28- December 4- Students will be shown that we can be "word detectives" when we look closely at words and recognize patterns as we read.  The teacher will demonstrate and model how to use decoding strategies when we come to a word we don't know.  We will practice reading words in short vowel word families as we recognize the repeating sounds, complete a rhyming words sort, and graphing activity.  We will practice sight word automaticity with flashcards. 
Week of December 5-11- Students will be shown that we can be "word detectives" when we look closely at words and recognize patterns as we read.  The teacher will demonstrate and model how to use decoding strategies when we come to a word we don't know.   We will build automaticity of CVC words with reading games and Bingo and practice sight words with flashcards.  The students will begin to read simple sentences as they use the decoding strategies practiced.
Week of December 12-18- Students will be shown that we can be "word detectives" when we look closely at words and recognize patterns as we read.  The students will begin to read simple sentences with some assistance.  The teacher will demonstrate and model how to use decoding strategies when we come to a word we don't know in a sentence. We will practice reading and writing words in word families as we recognize the repeating sounds.  We will also play an interactive reading board game.
Week of December 19-25- Students will be shown that we can be "word detectives" when we look closely at words and recognize patterns in words as we read. We'll continue to practice "word detective" reading strategy as the students build automaticity in reading short vowel words and sight words.  The students will practice familiar word patterns and rhyming words, as well as reading and writing words in word families.