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Willard Sharks “Chomp Into Comprehension.”  Students in grades Pk-2 will retell stories with detail.  Students in grade 3-5 will summarize.

Willard Sharks “Chomp Into Comprehension.”  Students will make measurable growth as measured by Teaching Strategies Gold (PK), PALs (PK-3), District Benchmark assessments (2-5) and SOL assessments (3-5).  Students in grades PK-2 will be provided direct teaching opportunities on details to support retelling such as characters, setting, problem, solution, feeling, beginning, middle and end of stories.  Students in grades 3-5 will summarize determining main idea and supporting details.  Graphic organizers be used to support student learning.

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