Reading in the elementary classroom looks different across the day and across subject areas, while also serving different purposes. Reading is conducted in whole and small groups with a goal to improve comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and vocabulary with a focus to either inform, persuade, or to entertain. Both whole group

This grant will provide the funds to refresh and replenish our first grade leveled reading books. The collection of 70 books is leveled D-J and includes a wide variety of fonts, layouts, illustrations and genres at each level. There are informational and narrative texts at each level, and the collection

Scholastic News 2 is a subscription to a high-interest current event periodical which is written at an appropriate reading level for second graders. Each issue comes with teaching tools that support our ELA, science, and social studies curriculum. Additionally there are numerous technological components of a subscription which support our

Scholastic News 3 is a subscription to a high-interest current event periodical which is written at an appropriate reading level for third graders to support their Reading Informational Text standards. Each issue comes with teaching tools that support our ELA, science, social studies, and technology curriculum. Additionally there are numerous

Read Naturally is a researched based, web-based, individualized reading program that targets struggling readers. The program is designed to increase students phonics skills, vocabulary development, reading fluency and reading comprehension skills. The stories are non-fictional, increasing student engagement and motivation. Teachers are able to monitor students success on each story

Without an accepted curriculum for spelling, the 4th and 5th grade teachers at Truckee Elementary have found and piloted spelling websites in the past two years. We have agreed upon the site SpellingClassroom.com for our spelling needs. This site allows students to practice spelling words through games and fun activities

"NoRedInk [is an online program that] helps students practice their grammar and writing skills. Students work with engaging and often humorous sentences that incorporate their favorite characters, musicians, athletes, books, movies, sports teams, and celebrities. NoRedInk provides adaptive, differentiated instruction. This means that the site adjusts questions in real time

Our school implements an instructional model called the Daily 5, which encourages students towards reading achievement. During this time, students choose a reading activity to engage with while the teacher works with other students one-on-one or in a small group to provide more personalized instruction. My need is to have

Scholastic News 3 is a subscription to a high-interest current event periodical which is written at an appropriate reading level for 3rd graders. Each issue comes with teaching tools that support our ELA, science, and social studies curriculum.

Weekly newspapers covering Social Studies and Science to enhance our literacy and knowledge of given topics. The topics are all what is being taught in the Kindergarten Classrooms.