SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory)
Our class will take the SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) benchmark test three separate times throughout the school year. The proficient Lexile range for 2nd grade is 410-1700+. Therefore, according to the SRI test, a 2nd grader at the beginning of the year should start with a score around 350. In order for a student to be promoted to third grade, students must score a minimum of 330 on the SRI test.
This year, your child must earn a minimum of 330L on any SRI test taken before the end of the year to be promoted to third grade (below 2nd grade’s SRI “beginning” Lexile).
Here are a few suggestions to help your child at home (especially if your child’s score is below 300):
1. FRY WORDS: Fry words make up almost half of the words met in any reading task. Good readers decode "instantly" ensuring the automaticity essential to reading comprehension. By the end of first grade, to be on grade level, students should have mastered the first 300 words. It is imperative that the Fry words are memorized and read fluently. Words 1-600 are expected to be mastered before the end of second grade.
2. REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT- RE-READ TEXT!!!!: As your child reads a book within their Lexile range (see SRI test report), a sentence should be read over and over until they can read it as fast as an adult. Once the correct fluency (speed at which your child reads smoothly- which is directly linked to comprehension) is accomplished throughout a paragraph, reread the paragraph until it can be read by the child as quickly as an adult. Re-reading text is the BEST way to build fluency in order to achieve comprehension.
3. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE: For a child to elevate their reading level (especially if they are behind), MORE practice reading with adult supervision is needed. Remember, practice makes permanent! 20 minutes is the required reading time for 2nd graders; however, I strongly suggest 40 minutes of reading nightly for struggling readers to include weekends.
4. COMPREHENSION: After your child reads the passages on the first read, have them retell the details they can recall. Then after your child rereads, have them retell again. Discuss the details that were added when the read the 2nd time through. During the 3rd read, ask revealing questions like “When? Where? Why? What? With Who? & How?” to bring focus on the main points of the story. When the reading session ends, the parent/guardian can retell important details that were missed.
5. INFERENCE, INFERENCE, INFERENCE: Inferences are “reading between the lines.” You child must search for clues, use their own knowledge, and then formulate an inference. This is a skill that needs to be developed. Help by asking WHY questions and by making predictions on what will happen next. Ask for evidence to back up answers to comprehensive questions.
Below are two SRI sample questions:
1. Hattie took in sewing and mending. She was good at her work. But that wasn’t enough for her. She wouldn’t call herself a “seamstress.” Even “dressmaker” wasn’t fancy enough for Hattie. She was a “fashion designer.” She was _____________________.
a. cruel
b. brave
c. proud
d. unsafe
2. In spite of the way Kate talked to Anders, she had some questions of her own. Questions that nagged away at the back of her mind. What was in those boxes? And why did Stretch have one blue hand? She was ________________.
a. Guilty
b. Quiet
c. Curious
d. Ready
Some suggested sites:
http://www.readtheory.org/ - FABULOUS site with adjustable levels for reading comprehension practice which also includes inferencing questions!!
http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1452- boost your vocabulary!!
http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/Fry-1000-Instant-Words.html
*Fry words: there are also many other Fry sites available under a Google search
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_2_3.htm
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_2_4.htm
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade2/skill9/blueberry.html
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade2/skill9/watermelon.html
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/uge/crct04.htm
I truly appreciate all you do for your child at home!
Thanks again!
This year, your child must earn a minimum of 330L on any SRI test taken before the end of the year to be promoted to third grade (below 2nd grade’s SRI “beginning” Lexile).
Here are a few suggestions to help your child at home (especially if your child’s score is below 300):
1. FRY WORDS: Fry words make up almost half of the words met in any reading task. Good readers decode "instantly" ensuring the automaticity essential to reading comprehension. By the end of first grade, to be on grade level, students should have mastered the first 300 words. It is imperative that the Fry words are memorized and read fluently. Words 1-600 are expected to be mastered before the end of second grade.
2. REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT- RE-READ TEXT!!!!: As your child reads a book within their Lexile range (see SRI test report), a sentence should be read over and over until they can read it as fast as an adult. Once the correct fluency (speed at which your child reads smoothly- which is directly linked to comprehension) is accomplished throughout a paragraph, reread the paragraph until it can be read by the child as quickly as an adult. Re-reading text is the BEST way to build fluency in order to achieve comprehension.
3. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE: For a child to elevate their reading level (especially if they are behind), MORE practice reading with adult supervision is needed. Remember, practice makes permanent! 20 minutes is the required reading time for 2nd graders; however, I strongly suggest 40 minutes of reading nightly for struggling readers to include weekends.
4. COMPREHENSION: After your child reads the passages on the first read, have them retell the details they can recall. Then after your child rereads, have them retell again. Discuss the details that were added when the read the 2nd time through. During the 3rd read, ask revealing questions like “When? Where? Why? What? With Who? & How?” to bring focus on the main points of the story. When the reading session ends, the parent/guardian can retell important details that were missed.
5. INFERENCE, INFERENCE, INFERENCE: Inferences are “reading between the lines.” You child must search for clues, use their own knowledge, and then formulate an inference. This is a skill that needs to be developed. Help by asking WHY questions and by making predictions on what will happen next. Ask for evidence to back up answers to comprehensive questions.
Below are two SRI sample questions:
1. Hattie took in sewing and mending. She was good at her work. But that wasn’t enough for her. She wouldn’t call herself a “seamstress.” Even “dressmaker” wasn’t fancy enough for Hattie. She was a “fashion designer.” She was _____________________.
a. cruel
b. brave
c. proud
d. unsafe
2. In spite of the way Kate talked to Anders, she had some questions of her own. Questions that nagged away at the back of her mind. What was in those boxes? And why did Stretch have one blue hand? She was ________________.
a. Guilty
b. Quiet
c. Curious
d. Ready
Some suggested sites:
http://www.readtheory.org/ - FABULOUS site with adjustable levels for reading comprehension practice which also includes inferencing questions!!
http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1452- boost your vocabulary!!
http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/Fry-1000-Instant-Words.html
*Fry words: there are also many other Fry sites available under a Google search
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_2_3.htm
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_2_4.htm
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade2/skill9/blueberry.html
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade2/skill9/watermelon.html
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/uge/crct04.htm
I truly appreciate all you do for your child at home!
Thanks again!