Have you read today?

Have you read today?  The class is very excited to start our home reading program.  Each night they take home a book at their reading level to read with their families.  They then return their book to school the next day and read it with a partner.  We are practicing “EEKK”, which means elbow to elbow, knee to knee.  The energy in the room during this time is wonderful!  They are so eager to share their story with a partner.  Our grade one friends are working on using picture cues and stretching out the sounds.  Our grade two friends are working on chunking the word and asking themselves what makes sense.  We hope everyone takes some time to read today.  It could be a book, magazine, newspaper or maybe even some other blogs.  Happy reading!