September+goals


 * Talk about fluent reading and public presentation (Community Meeting, the pledge, and poems)
 * Learn turn-and-talk routine
 * Learn routines for writing reader responses in readers' notebooks; make a list of what you can write about books and what makes an excellent reader response; start to write very basic prompts about independent reading books instead of read-alouds
 * Active listening and repeating what partner said
 * 1) Share favorite food with a partner and then repeat back
 * 2) Use a read-aloud and ask students to share favorite part then repeat back
 * 3) Practice answering a question about the read-aloud and saying your partner's idea in your own words
 * 4) Start to use harder prompts
 * 5) Begin to use the same process with independent reading books
 * Build enthusiasm for independent reading and chapter books
 * Connections (making them deeper and useful)
 * Recalling characters' names