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Welcome to ARC Parent Night

Big Creek Elementary School August 13, 2019

American Reading Company (ARC)

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ARC Overview

• Creating kids who love to read!

ARC Overview

• Students will read a lot!

○ 3rd Grade Core Text Novel Studies. ■ Students will read, write, and discuss various types of

• text. Standards and skills will be taught through these

daily core text lessons. ○ Kindergarten and 1st students are taught reading standards/skills through daily read alouds.

ARC Overview

• Morning Message in Kindergarten and 1st Grade

■ Interactive writing time ■ Compose the morning message together as a class ■ Reinforces the foundational skills students will use in their reading and writing.

ARC Overview

• Independent Reading Time
• Students read books on their independent reading

level in class for 30 minutes during the school day.

• Students are working to build their reading stamina.
• Teacher will conference with students individually.

ARC Overview

• Reading Conferencing/Small Group Instruction

○ Teachers meet with students one on one or in small groups throughout the week. ○ Focus on individual student reading goals. ○ Allow teachers to know their students at a deeper level. ○ Teachers focus on identifying reading strengths and identifying needs of each student to help them grow as a reader.

ARC Overview

• Writing

○ Students write daily ○ Writing about what they are reading ○ Writing embeds vocabulary, spelling, and grammar

ARC Leveling System

Power Goals

• Each student is assigned a Power Goal
• Power Goals are the MOST important

skills that the student needs to learn within their color level

• Power Goals can change daily, weekly
• r monthly depending on progress and

depth of the skill

• Students will work on Power Goals in

small groups, independently, one-on-one, and at home

ARC Books

ARC Parent Involvement

• Help your child LOVE reading!
• Parents are “home coaches” who support their children through

nightly reading

• Students will bring home books each day from school to practice

reading

• A colored skills card will come home daily to help parents

understand what students need to work on through Power Goals

• Students can read any books at home!

○ ARC leveled books coming from school ○ Library books ○ MyOn ○ Home libraries

Reading Steps

• Reading Steps

○ steps=time reading ■ 1 step=15 minutes, 2 steps=30 minutes ○ 3o minutes of independent reading at school ○ 30 minutes of independent reading at home ■ K/1st- Parent reading and student reading ■ 3rd- Student independent reading

• Reading Logs

Reading Logs

• Kindergarten and 1st Grade

○ Monday-Thursday students should record reading 30 minutes at home (2 steps) ○ Friday, Saturday or Sunday students should read 30 minutes total (2 steps)

Reading Logs

• 3rd Grade

○ Monday-Friday students should record reading 30 minutes at home (2 steps) ○ Saturday or Sunday students should read 15 minutes total

Reading Steps on Holidays

• Forsyth County does not require home reading

during major holiday breaks in the school year

○ Labor Day (September 2) ○ Fall Break (September 30-October 4) ○ Winter Break ○ Student Holidays (February 18, March 13) ○ Spring Break (April 6-10)

Book Replacement Plan

• In order to continue to provide our ARC books to our

students, we must replace books that have been lost or damaged while at home.

• Option 1- You may purchase any book from the same color

level from the ARC Home Bookstore.

https://www.americanreadingathome.com/bookstore/

• Option 2- You may donate $5.00-$15.00 for each lost or

damaged book and the school will purchase new books.

Thank you for coming!

• Thank you for your support in

developing your child’s love of reading!

• Questions?