Big Words

  • Unique
    Unique is when something or someone has qualities that are special to just that one thing or person.


    Fluency
    Fluent readers sound smooth when they read.  Fluent readers attend to punctuation.

    Curiosity
    You want to know about all sorts of different things.

    Text
    Something you read
    (This does not just have to be a book though it most often is thought of in this way.  Text can be reading a billboard, a person, a magazine, road signs etc.)

    Flexible
    Willing to change when necessary

    Review
    When you go over something you have done or learned again and again.


    Schema
    Schema is what we know

    Respect
    Respect is when we care and love each other

    Cooperation
    When people work together to accomplish a goal

    Behaviors
    Someone can see your behaviors
    (Like in reading when you use your pointer finger or make movements with your mouth.)

    Strategies
    Skills that are thought about and used in ones mind
    (Like thinking about the magic e rule and then silently applying that rule.)

    Stamina
    When I take what I know and work for the entire working time allowed.  I try to build my stamina by practicing a little bit on a skill each day.
    *Research shows that 2nd grade students should be able to read approximately 3/4 to 1 page of text per minute. *









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