NEW LIFT GROUPS

Today the children met with their new LIFT groups. The First Graders are either in a BLENDS group (2 letters that go together and make 2 sounds) a SILENT E group (words that end with e making the vowel sound long) or a Comprehension group. Blends assessed are sp,mp,nt,st,nd,cl,tr,sn,pr,sl. As you read with your child be sure to point out words with blends and and silent e. The new spelling words in Level 1.4 will focus on the silent e. The children need to continue reading their "Watch Me Read" books every night. They were tested on reading fluency during the winter testing. If your child did not meet the target goal then they are placed in a progress monitor group. The more your child reads a better fluent reader they will become. I look forward to sharing testing results with you during Student Advisement/Conferences during Feb.23 - 26.