A group of King Street School fourth graders has been working on enhancing their reading skills with support from their reading teacher, Sylvia Egana. Having read various nonfiction texts, they’ve been identifying the main idea in the text and supporting details.

They most recently read about the American alligator in “Saving Endangered Animals,” engaged in discussions about the topic and examined different text features throughout the text.

“This serves as a reminder to students that text features are very important as they provide additional information and can support our understanding of what we are reading,” Egana said.

Following their teacher’s demonstration and guidance, the students engaged in independent work to further strengthen their skills.

“When students are working independently, I circulate and support them if needed,” Egana said. “My goal for this group is that they strengthen their reading comprehension skills and apply what they've learned when reading independently.”

Date Added: 6/6/2024