Reading Response Online

Reading Response Online

We are starting our reading response online tonight.  It is expected that students will complete this one time a week on a computer or iPad.  You can get to it by going to our classroom website, reading response, then reading response form.  You must hit submit for it to go through.  The link is below:

http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~megan_deking/FOV1-00057CFD/?OpenItemURL=S0B6EF4F9

Here's a few things to keep in mind:

•  Let you child do as much as they can on their own.  I am not looking for spelling so much as the thinking.  
• If you child is struggling typing, you could help them finish up.  They will get faster as the year goes on.  
• Some weeks they will respond using a book they are reading at home.
• This week, we are working on non-fiction.  They received a Time for Kids article about giraffes they can read and use to write their responses.  
• This week, they need to name a non-fiction feature and write how it helps them to understand THEIR story.  
• Features include: photographs, captions, labels, illustrations, maps, titles, diagrams, glossary, index, and table of contents.  
• An example is:  The label points to the crater on the moon.  Another example would be: The caption helps me understand the order of the planets.  

Any questions, don't hesitate to ask!  Think ahead of time which day would be best for your child to complete this so it isn't done last minute.  It must be completed by Friday of each week.  It may take a few weeks to get used to it, but I know they all can do it!