Homeschool bundle includes:•StudentEditionPackage•TeacherResourceDVD•GuideontheSide•ExamView®AssessmentSuiteCD

P A R E N T G U I D E

Scott Foresman Reading Street

ThankyouforchoosingPearsontohelpyouonyourhomeschooljourney.Makingtherightdecisionabouthomeschoolingcansetyourchildonanexcitingpathtoalifetimeoflearningandsuccess.Pearsonmakesiteasyforyoutoinspireajoyoflearningwithflexibleprogramstofityourchild’suniquelearningstyle.Thisbuilt-inflexibilityletsyousetthescheduleandthepacethatworksforyouandyourchild.Asyoureadthroughthisguideandreviewtheincludedmaterials,you’llexperiencehoweasyitistopersonalizethecurriculumtomatchyourchild’slearningstyleandensuresuccesswithourengagingprograms.

Plus,youcanrestassuredthatallofthefundamentalsforsuccessareincluded.Thehomeschoolcurriculumyouhavechosenhasbeenthoughtfullydevelopedandtestedbyseasonedprofessionals,tomakesureyourchildreceivesthefinesteducation.

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PreparationItisalwaysanexcitingtimewhenyougettoopentheboxwithyournewcurriculum.Allofthebooksandmaterialsarecolorful,thepagesarecrispandtheyarefilledwiththepossibilitiesofthecomingyear.Theanticipationofusingthebooksandteachingyourchildisnewandfresh.Liketheairafteraspringshower,itisinvigorating.Youcan’twaituntilyoucangetstarted.

Openthebundleofmaterials,flipthroughthepagesofeachbook,takeinhowtheylookandfeel.Getfamiliarwithallofthecomponents.Letyourchildshareintheexcitementandcatchtheenthusiasmyouhaveforstartingthisnewadventure. Thesewillbeyourcompanionsoverthecourseofthenextyear.

Onceyougetfamiliarwiththematerial,youmayexperiencetheoverwhelmingfeelingthatiscommontohomeschoolparents:“HowwillIevercoverallofthismaterial?”Youmaybefloodedwithinsecuritiesthatyoudon’tknoworrememberthesubjectorcontent.Allofthesearenormalthoughtsandexperiencesforanyonewhohashomeschooled.

Rememberthevalueofthejourneyyouareon.Focusonthereasonsyouchosetohomeschoolinthefirstplace,thedailyinteractionwithyourchild,andteachingthemhowtolearn.Asthetutor,youastheparentdon’thavetoknowallofthematerial.It’sfinetolearnitwithyourchildasyougothroughthematerialtogether.Youaretheguideforyourchildasyoujourneywiththemthroughthelearningprocess.

OverviewTheScottForesmanReadingStreethomeschoolbundlesincludethefollowingcomponents: • StudentEditionPackage •TeacherResourceDVD •GuideontheSide •ExamView®AssessmentSuiteCD

ReadingStreetdeliversclassicandsoon-to-beclassicliterature,scientificallyresearch-basedinstruction,andawealthofgroundbreakingexperiences.

UsingtheMaterialsStudent Edition Package

These2-volumepackages(6volumesforgrade1),featurehigh-quality,authenticliteratureorganizedaroundunitsthatdevelopgrade-levelscienceandhistory/socialscienceconcepts.Readingselectionsemphasizecomprehension,vocabulary,

andwritingskillsandofferopportunitiesforcross-textualreadingincontentareas.EnvisionIt!andWords!provideadditionalpracticewithtargetskillsandstrategiesinavisualformat.

EachStudent EditionbeginswithEnvisionIt!,whichisaVisualComprehensionSkillsandStrategiesHandbookthatservesasareferenceandreviewandallowsreaderstoexperiencethepowerofusingskillsandstrategiestogethertomakedeepmeaningfromtext.SixunitswithsixweeklylessonseachspanacrosstheStudent Editionvolumes.TheseweeklylessonsfocusonaBigQuestionthatconnectsallreading,vocabulary,andwritingforafullsixweekstohelpyourchildreachadeeperlevelofunderstanding.

Eachweek,themainreadingselectionandthepairedreadingselectionineachunitallowsyourchildanopportunitytoreadacrosstextsandfindsupportforthedifferentgenressuchasbiographies,fables,folktales,fairytales,andmore.ThinkCriticallyquestionsfollowthemainreadingsectionfollowedbyMeettheAuthor/Illustratorwhich

bringsafaceandstorybackgroundtotheirreading.

TheReadingStreetprogramthenpresentsyourchildwithaseriesofquestionsthatrequireshigher-orderthinkingastheyprogressthroughthematerial.Thesefeaturesarefoundthroughoutthetextinhighlightedboxesandcallouts.VocabularyandFluencyiscoveredintheLet’sLearnItsectionofeachlesson.TeachingtipsareembeddedalongthewayundertheObjectivesicononeachlessonpagetoguideyouandyourchildthroughoutthelessons.

Teacher Resource DVD

TheTeacher Resource DVDincludesalloftheinstructionmaterialsyouwillneed.Followtheinstallationinstructionstoinstalltheprogram.TheTableofContentshomescreenprovideseasyaccesstoalloftheresourcesontheDVD.UsetheExit,HomeandBackbuttonsatthebottomoftheprogramtonavigatethroughthematerial.TheTableofContentshomepageprovidesaccesstoanumberofprintableresourcesincluding: •ActivitiesandworksheetsbyunitandsubjectsuchasVocabulary •PracticeBooksforparentsandstudentswithdailyactivitiessuchas

games,quizzes,readingandwritingexercisesmatchedtoeachunitandlessonweek

•TeachingGuidesforeachunitthatincludeBlankLessonPlannersandScoringRubricsforWriting

•VocabularyResourceswhichincludeAmazingWordCards,EnvisionItPictureWordCardsandHighFrequencyWordCardsallwithdesignatedunitandweeklylessonalignment

Guide on the Side

TheGuide on the Sideisanamazinghandbookthatsupportseffectiveliteracyinstruction.Itprovidesaframeworkofroutinesandexampleactivitiesthatincludeinstructionalroutinesandmini-lessons,acomprehensivewritingworkshop,andguidanceforassessing,grouping,andmonitoringyourchild’sprogress.

Inaddition,itprovidesyourfamilyresourcesforcreatingandimplementinglearningcommunities.Theseinclude: • Suggestionstoplanandpaceyourinstructiontofityourchild • Instructionalstrategiesandroutines • Everydayideastoreinforceskillsandstrategies • Lessonplanningtemplatesforreadingandwriting

ExamView® Assessment Suite CD

InserttheDVDandfollowtheinstructionstoloadtheprogram.RegisterasHomeschool, Teacher and Englishassubjectarea.ClicktheHelpbuttonintheuppertoolbarandselectTraining Center foraccesstoonlinetrainingvideos.SelectSoftware Training andthenExamviewforafullsetoftrainingvideos.

Thiseasy-to-useAssessmentSuitesoftwareallowsyoutocreate,customizeandprinttests.Itwillallowyoutoanalyzethetestresultsandprescribesreteachingactivitieswhenneeded.Thisincludes: •Baselinetests • FreshReadsfromFluencyandComprehension •WeeklyTests •UnitandEnd-of-YearBenchmarkTests

Allofthesefeaturesareavailablefromthehomescreen.Simplyfollowtheon-screeninstructionstoaccessandcreatethetests.

LessonPlansLessonplansareimportanttoasuccessfulhomeschoolenvironment.Theyhelpkeepyouon track,progressthroughthematerialandprovideasteadystructureforteachingyourchild.Itisimportanttoplanoutyourlessonsbutremember-lessonplansareaguide.Youshouldleaveroomtoadapttoyourchildandadjusttheplantoensureheorsheunderstandsthematerial.Theobjectiveistohaveatoolyoucanusetowatchyourchildprogressandmasterthematerialyoupresentovertheschoolyear.

Beforeyoubeginyourlessonplan,reviewthematerialstoseehowtheyarestructured.Thereareanumberofitemstoconsiderwhenpreparingyourplan.Howmanydaysperweekwillyouhaveschool?Doyouplantohaveextendedbreaksfortheholidaysorvacations?Thenumberofchildrenyouhaveandtheirageswillaffecthowandwhatyoucandoaswell.

TheReadingStreetWeeklyLessonsarefoundintheTableofContentsandlistallvitalcomponents,includingallofthefollowing: •Theportionoftextcoveredduringthelesson •Questionstoask •Mainideasofthelesson •Activitiestodo •Keyconcepts •Materialsandresourcesneeded

Eachchapterincludesalltheelementsofalessonplanwithanoutlineforeachweek.Usetheweekbyweektableofcontentsalongwiththeplanningandpacingtoolsin Guide on the SidetosupporttheStudent Editionweeklylessons

EachweeklylessonbeginswiththeLet’sTalkAboutactivityfocusedontheBigQuestionwhichrepresentsthemainideaforthelesson.Thisisfollowedbyoralandlisteningactivitiestoallowyourchildtoshareinformationandlearnnewwordsounds.ThereadingselectionthatfollowspresentsavarietyofmaterialstylefromRealisticFictiontoDrama,FolkTalesandPoetry.Criticalthinkingquestionsfollow.Writingisthenextareaoftheplanwithbothinstructionaboutwritingandopportunitiestowrite.Asampleofvarioustypesofwritingcompletesthatsection.Thefinalpart ofthelessonreviewsvocabulary,fluencyandspeaking.

Asyouplanoutyourlessons,besuretofamiliarizeyourselfwithanylegalrequirementsyoumayhaveinyourlocalareaorstate.ThePearsonHomeschoolwebsite(PearsonHomeschool.com)haslinkstoeachstateDepartmentofEducationsothatyoumayreviewthelawsandhowtocomplywiththem.

AdapttheCurriculumOneofthegreatbenefitsofhomeschoolingisthatyouknowtheinstructionispersonal.Everythingyouteachwillbepersonalizedtofityourchild.TheReadingStreetprogramsareeasytopace,andofferenrichmentactivitiesandadditionalsupportwhennecessary.

Pacing

Asyouprogressthroughthematerialyouwillfindthatyourchildgraspscertainlessonswithease,whileneedingmoretimeandpracticeonothersections.Adaptyourpaceaccordinglytoensureyourchildunderstandsthematerial.HelpisavailableintheGuide on the Sideaswell.TheReadingStreetcoursesaredesignedtocover36weekswithflexibilitytoadapttoyourchild.

Teaching is EverywhereAnotherpartofthehomeschoolbenefitisthatteachingcanoccurallofthetime.Whenyouareoutsideof“school”askyourchildaboutconceptslearnedinpreviouslessons.Tiethemintolifesituationsandworldevents.Planfieldtripsandtakeyourlessonsintothefield.Checkyourlocalmuseumsforexhibitstoenhanceyourteachingcurriculum,andalignyourlessonplanstoincorporatethoseevents.Don’tforgettouseyourownresourcestocomplementthematerial,andtiethelessonsintoyourchild’sinterestsandhobbies.

Conflicting MaterialsAnyhomeschoolparentwillbefacedwiththedilemmaofwhattodowhenyoucomeacrossmaterialinthecurriculumyoudon’tlikeordisagreewith.Whilenocurriculumwilleverbeabletosatisfyallthebeliefs,opinionsorvaluesheldbyeachfamily,thereareseveralapproachesthatyoucantakeinthesesituations.

Oneapproachistoskipoverthematerialinquestion.Anothersuggestionwouldbetousethisasanopportunityforaspecialteachablemoment.Reviewthematerialwithyourchild.Discussyourfeelingsaboutthematerial,ideaorvaluepresented.Taketheopportunitytoprepareyourchildforthediversityofthought/opinionintheworldandtheneedtobediscerningofprinciplesandideasthatmaychallengeyours.

This curriculum has been modified specifically for homeschool families. At times, there may be references to components or online activities that are not included within the homeschool bundle. This will not hinder your child’s successful completion of the course.

Asyouprogressalongthejourney,youwillhavemomentsoffrustrationandmomentsthatmakeitallworthwhile.Remembertokeepitinperspective.Homeschoolparentsliveforthosemomentswhentheirchildrenaremostteachable.Youwillknowwhenthosemomentshappenasyoucanseethelightgoon,theyreallygetit.Cherishthosetimesandusethemasthefueltomotivateyouthroughthetoughtimes.

ThankyouforchoosingPearsonasapartnerinyourhomeschooljourney.Weknowtheimportancethatyouplaceintakingthetimetoteachyourchildandweappreciate yourtrustinustohelpyouandyourchildachievethebesteducationpossible.

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