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Newsletter, May 2008

Literacy Tip

Comprehension Strategy: "Choosing Vocabulary"
What single factor has the greatest impact on the achievement of English Language Learners? Vocabulary. When teaching students vocabulary, focus on words that are either interesting to the child or will be very useful in daily life.  There are many words that come up in books that will be unfamiliar to your students

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Lilly's Corner - Berkley Maynard Announcements

Hello Tutors!

Here are a few brief announcements:

Schedule Changes :Due to California state STAR testing, there will be no tutoring in the morning from May 12-16.  The afternoon sessions starting from 12:35 will continue as scheduled during this time.  The usual tutoring schedule will resume from Monday, May 19.

Memorial Day : Monday, May 26th is a school holiday, and there will be no tutoring on this day.

Last Day of Tutoring: The last day of tutoring for the 2007-2008 school year is Thursday, June 12th.

Student's Year End Celebration: We will be hosting a celebration for the students, in recognition of their hard work and achievement this 2007-2008 school year. You are invited to attend this event on Wednesday, June 11th, from 3:30-4:30pm. Please let me know if you are able to attend.

Berkley Maynard Site Calendar

 

Thank you for being such dedicated tutors!

Best,

Lilly

 

 

 

 




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