Dear Ryan's parents,

Ryan had a very good English language lesson today. He is becoming much more independent with his translator and his oral description of vocabulary words is improving as well. Wonderful!

I will continue to focus on improving Ryan's reading skills and overall comprehension, as well as his neatness of work (using a ruler, excellent spelling, using his eraser to correct poor spelling, mistakes, etc.).

For today's lesson, we covered Lesson 18 - Task 2 - In Class - R&W.  

We covered the following literacy concepts and strategies:

1) Pre-reading strategies: prediction, identification, text-to-self and text-to-world connections

2) Key / New vocabulary: translations, definitions, and synonyms

3) Reading strategies: fluency, intonation, articulation & enunciation, decoding, text features, and comprehension

4) Genre: Poetry

5) Mind Map / Idea Web: 'Nature'

6) Elements of Poetry: alliteration, repetition, free verse, and simile

7) Descriptive Detail: oral explanation for the definition of specific vocabulary

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For HOMEWORK, can Ryan please complete the following:

Lesson 18 - Task 1 - Homework - Phonics/Spelling Practice

AND

Lesson 18 - Task 2 - Homework - R&W: (Read and Record the following pages: 319-321)

Thank you.

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Have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing Ryan next Monday. 

My very best regards are with the entire family, as always.

Mr. Grande