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Kara DeFilippi

Kara DeFilippi. kara.defilippi@apsva.us 703-228-5900 (school) 678-899-3115 (cell). TA. 7:50 - 8:00 each morning, with an extended period on Monday -Point of contact -Academic Support -Personal Support -IB Activities. Please keep in mind: . - School starts at 7:50am

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Kara DeFilippi

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  1. Kara DeFilippi kara.defilippi@apsva.us 703-228-5900 (school) 678-899-3115 (cell)

  2. TA 7:50 - 8:00 each morning, with an extended period on Monday -Point of contact -Academic Support -Personal Support -IB Activities

  3. Please keep in mind: - School starts at 7:50am - Check assignment planner each night -Check grades on Parent Vue -Please look for backpack mail on Mondays! -Owl Webpage

  4. After school: -Study Hall on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-3:30pm in library. -Teacher Office Hours (check website!) -Late bus at 4:15pm, only for students participating in activities -Jefferson Rec Center program, open until 6pm daily -Sports Choice on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-3:30pm

  5. 6th Grade - Reading in the Content Area Kara DeFilippi kara.defilippi@apsva.us 703-228-5900 (school) 678-899-3115 (cell)

  6. Why reading in 6th grade? - Shift from “learning to read” to “reading to learn” - Vocabulary growth (most students will gain 4000 words in middle school!) - Importance of independent reading - Explicit strategy instruction across content areas

  7. 5 Units of Study 1 - General introduction to strategies 2 - English and memoirs 3 - Math and ‘real world’ application 4 - Social Studies and our community 5 -Science and global water issues

  8. All reading units are designed to compliment writing units in English - Mentor texts -Research practice -Exposure to variety of writing styles -Exposure to various viewpoints on the same topic

  9. Balance between strategies and skills Strategies: Skills: -Set a purpose -Recognizing Organizational Patterns -Make connections -Compare and Contrast -Comment and Question -Cause and Effect -Visualize -Making Inferences -Determine Importance -Drawing Conclusions -Summarize -Making Predictions

  10. Workshop format -In order to meet students where they are and encourage appropriate growth -Text sets -Independence and Responsibility -Differentiation (leveled texts, small groups, challenges)

  11. Reading Challenge -40 Book Challenge -Challenge Book each month with lunch discussion -Open to all students

  12. Homework None… but students are expected to read 30 minutes a night for English class. That counts for reading class too!

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