Reading

Wonders

Overview Andrea Pusateri, 5th Grade Teacher

Elizabeth Roemer, Administrator for Educational Programs, Literacy, and Staff Development

January 14, 2015

Our newly-adopted program in K-5 will

provide support as our STUDENTS

Build a strong reading foundation.

Access complex text.

Find and use text evidence.

Engage in collaborative conversations.

Strengthen vocabulary.

Write to sources.

Enjoy reading a balance of high-quality,

engaging literature and informational text.

Program Features:

Print and digital options

Student-centered instruction

Material designed to scaffold

instruction for all learners.

Home-school connection

Reading Wonders

Components

Reading/Writing Workshop book

Literature Anthology

Your-Turn Practice Book (consumable)

Leveled readers - Apprentice,

Approaching, On Level, Beyond, ELL

Manipulatives (Visual Vocabulary Cards)

Assessments

The Key to

the CCSS

Reading/Writing Workshop: A book of short reads to teach/model close reading and

foundational skills

Offers guided, collaborative practice of key skills

The Key to Unlocking the

Wonders of Reading!

Literature Anthology: Provides application of close reading

Builds reading stamina

Connects reading and writing

The Key to Differentiating

and Accelerating!

Leveled Readers:

Stretch students to the next level!

Offer opportunities for writing.

Present the same content at different

complexity levels.

Highlight Science/Social Studies content.

Provide paired selections on the same topic

for reading across texts.

Home-School Connection The Connect Ed portion allows students/parents to

access all reading materials from the internet.

Students can practice skills, read selections, and locate homework.

Letters were sent home with the site URL: www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com,the students’ unique Usernames and Passwords and a compatibility check to make sure everything will run smoothly.

Username: LAST Name then Student ID number Password: islandtrees1

Here is how to log on:

Go to www.islandtrees.org

Click on Staff Resources (on the right)

On the left, scroll down below Data

Warehouse and above IXL, and you will

see this below. Click on the connectED

symbol.

Wonders Reading

A Wonders Walk-through of

Online Features……

Dance the Flamenco!

Questions?

Please contact me!

eroemer@islandtrees.org

Thank you for coming!