Parent Resources

This is where I will post helpful links for parents.

I would provide a link to our school/district web site.
http://www.coorisd.net/

This is a great site that has a list of the top 100 web sites for parents of special needs students


If I were posting for my actual classroom, I might post links to helpful videos or ones that I create in order to assist with homework or assignments we did in class.

Here is a link to my Diigo account and important bookmarks of web-sites that you may be interested in viewing.

http://www.diigo.com/user/pia5791


Below you will find a rubric for our independent reading time.  These are the things I am looking for when students are given time to free read during class.

Teacher Name: Billsby


Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Stays on task	Student reads the entire period. This may be independent reading or done with adult or peer assistance, as assigned.	Student reads almost all (80% or more) of the period.	Student reads some (50% or more) of the time.	Student wastes a lot of reading time.
Chooses Appropriate Books	Student chooses a book which s/he has not read before, which is at or above grade level, or has been previous approved by the teacher.	Student chooses a book which s/he has never read before and which is slightly below his/her reading level.	Student chooses a book s/he has read once before that is close to his/her reading level and was approved by the teacher.	Student chooses a book that s/he has read many times before or which is more than one grade below student's reading level.
Respects others	Student reads quietly and stays in one place in the reading area.	Student reads quietly. S/he moves around once or twice but does not distract others.	Student makes 1-2 comments or noises when reading, but stays in one place in reading area.	Student reads loudly, makes repeated comments or noises OR fidgets and moves about often, distracting others.
Understands story elements	Student knows the title of the story as well as the names and descriptions of the important characters. Can tell approximately when and where the story happened.	Student knows the names and descriptions of the important characters and where the story takes place.	Student knows the names OR descriptions of the important characters in the story.	Student has trouble naming and describing the characters in the story.
Tries to understand	Stops reading when it doesn't make sense and reads parts again. Looks up words s/he doesn't know.	Stops reading when it doesn't make sense and tries to use strategies to get through the tricky spots or to figure out new words.	Stops reading when it doesn't makes sense and asks for assistance.	Gives up entirely OR plows on without trying to understand the story.

Here is a link to School Tube, a site that I use in the classroom to enhance learning by showing students educational videos.  You can search for almost any topic, you may find it useful when your students are doing research projects.


http://www.schooltube.com/