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Corpus Christi Reading Clinic Meets as Usual Today, President's Day

2/17/2020

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At the reading clinic today, the children will be starting a new unit about the oceans. Last week, the children launched pop bottle rockets, each covered with 100 new words that the children had captured, and they finished their alligators, also covered with new words that they had captured.

To capture a word, the child writes the word correctly, spell it, say what it means, and sound out the word and use it in a sentence.

The free reading clinic meets 4:00-6:00 pm in the Community Life Building at St. John's United Methodist Church, 5300 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX 78412. This is not a religious program; the church provides meeting space and financial support as part of their community outreach. We do, at the moment, have openings for children (grades 1-3). Volunteers are always appreciated. Click the email link above if you're interested. We would love to see you!
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Launching Word Rockets at the Corpus Christi Reading Clinic

2/14/2020

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We had a fantastic day at the Reading Orienteering Club on Thursday in Corpus Christi, Texas.  We concluded our unit on outer space by launching our Saturn V rockets.

Each rocket contained 100 words that the students had been working on for the past several weeks.  We call it simply capturing tricky words.  The 100 words were words that each student could not read, spell, or did not know a definition for.  To launch their rocket, each student had to capture 100 tricky words and write them neatly on their rocket, using correct spelling and manuscript style writing.

We also ended our session on Thursday with three puppet plays.  Two of the puppet plays had been written by two of the students.  We use puppet plays to teach reading fluency; it’s the best way.  I was also especially proud of the teamwork and cooperation displayed by all of the students as they worked together to present their puppet plays.  Working to become a cooperative cohesive group is one of the counseling strategies that we use at the reading clinic.

Next week, we start learning all about the ocean, especially coral reefs.
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