A handout pledge for daily reading; students may print and attach this at home. Help your child develop the love of reading that leads to lifelong literacy by making reading a regular part of your family's daily routine.
1. Engagement and Identity I am growing ond understanding what books | enjoy reading by looking at myself as a reader. | can see how well I am reading, if I am engaged, and if I can make mentd images of the story I have chosen. I con understand, make sense, and relate to what I am reading by asking myself questions about the book.
2. I have good energy whie reading a book because | practice getting lost in a book when I read for a long amount of time. I can read at a good for me pace without stopping. | can practice being a smooth reader by read out loud and listening to other readers read.
3. I can read different texts by myself and without help from my Classmates or teacher. Critical Thinking I can show a high order of thinking when I question the text, author, or characters, moke predictions, and make comections fo other stories or experiences | have had or
4. I can read to participate in a group of classmates to tak about the text and characters. I wil be able fo hold strong conversations and participate in discussions because | was reading for my group. Vocabulary Knowledge I can read to decode and make sense of unknown words in the story by using context clues, the dictionary, a classmate, or my teacher for help. I am reading to understand words that I do not know.