Reading Tip of the Week

Be Patient...

Make sure to be patient when your child is trying to sound out an unfamiliar word.  Give him or her time to do so. Remind your child to look closely at the first letter or all the letters of the word.

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Reading Tip of the Week

Play Word Games

Have your child sound out the word as you change it from mat to fat to sat; from sat to sag to bag; from bag to rag to ran; and to ran to fan to can.   A great way to play this game is to use magnetic letters! 

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Reading Tip of the Week

Once is Not Enough

Encourage your child to re-read favorite books and poems. Re-reading helps kids read more accurately.  This will also help your child build fluency and expression!

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What a great week!  I met with my students for the first time on Monday. We began by learning rules and expectations.  All students were asked at that time to read every night with a family member and complete a daily book log!  This week we had 100% participation!   A special thanks to all of our families for promoting daily reading at home!

This week I shared one of my favorite books
with our first graders! 

Click on the link below and watch the video with your child! 

Wemberly Worried

Last week I helped kindergarten students find some important places on a school tour!

New to Greenbrier School!

My name is Mrs. Mueller and I am the new Literacy Teacher at Greenbrier School!  I am very excited to be a part of the Arlington Heights School District 25 family.  Last week I spent four days meeting with superintendents, staff members and other new hire teachers.  I even had the opportunity to spend time getting acquainted with the beautiful Arlington Heights Memorial Library!  It was a great week and I am so happy to be working in such a wonderful school district and at Greenbrier School!  I am looking forward to meeting you on the first day of school!  Enjoy the last week of summer and see you on Monday, August 29th!