Emerging Readers

Designed for students who may consider themselves too old for picture books (typically 7-9 years old), yet aren’t quite ready to (or prefer not to) read a full middle-grade novel in a week. These students can read independently and will enjoy reading a book that is bit more “grown up” book yet is not intimidating. To finish the book in our one week together, students will be expected to complete some at-home reading each day.

This year, we will read:

• Skunk and Badger
• I’m Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense

Class discussions will support comprehension and enhance vocabulary in an engaging way. Students will be encouraged to write quality sentences and will work their way up to paragraphs by the end of the week. The goal of this class is to help young readers continue their love of reading as they grow into longer works of literature while simultaneously helping students create quality writing that feels both natural and accessible.