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Multi-sensory activities for families

Make letters out of playdough and say the sounds as you do.

Write words in the air or sand as you say or spell them. 

Play charades and "pictionary" with vocabulary words. 

Clap out syllables.

FLUENCY FOR FAMILIES

Fluency involves reading at good pace and with expression. Reading with expression shows that we are making sense out of what we are reading and we are phrasing it in such a way that others can listen and understand too. Fluency begins with reading out loud, but eventually transfers to silent reading. One study (Rasinski, et, al, 2016) showed that students with better fluency rates scored higher on the ACT, one test used for college entrance.

Reading Aloud to Build Fluency.pdf

Fluency record sheet.pdf

Vocabulary Flash Card Games to Play at Home.pdf

2nd Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubrics

3rd Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubric

4th Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubric

5th Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubric

 

 

 

For Parents

Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST)

Family Portal

RESOURCES FOR GRADES 2 AND 3 

These links will take viewers outside of this site:

Topics and Details 2nd grade Tutorial  Florida Students website  

Supporting Specific Points in Text 2nd grade Tutorial Florida Students website  

Central Idea explained

Exploring the Main Idea 3rd grade Tutorial Florida Students website

Exploring Sequencing in Text 3rd grade Tutorial  Florida Students website  

Character Traits Tutorial on Florida CPalms.org

Roots and Affixes for Building Vocabulary from the Florida Center for Reading Research

Rhyme Scheme tutorial

Types of Poetry for third graders to identify

Figurative Language definitions

Author's Claim and Evidence explained

RESOURCES FOR GRADES 4 AND 5

These links will take viewers outside of this site:

Digging Deeper: Inferences Tutorial from the Florida Students.org website

Answering Research Questions Tutorial from the Florida Students.org website

Integrating Information Tutorial from the Florida Students.org website

See more Tutorials  from the Florida Students.org website

SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS

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These links provide accountability information about Florida’s PK-12 students and staff in a variety of formats including graphs, tables, maps and custom reports.

School Grade Report Cards

FLORIDA STUDENTS - EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING

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Click on this link for the FloridaStudents.org website, your source for Florida Standards Student Tutorials and resources that will help student learning in language arts, mathematics, science, and civics.

Students  can  login directly on www.floridastudents.org  by choosing their district and logging in through their district's portal using the username and password they use for everything else in their school.

This link takes you to a video that gives a brief introduction to the site.

 Resources for Parents, supported by PBS.Boy reading with rocket flying overhead.Click here to go to the site where you can find tips, activities, and reading suggestions for families. 

AFT Resources for Parents

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Resources for Parents

Find tip sheets for K-8 in English and Spanish.