Resources
6th Grade Resource
· Students are working on REWARDS (Reading Excellence: Word Attack & Rate Development Strategies), to improve decoding skills of multisyllabic words.
· Students work with the Jamestown Five-Star Stories series (fiction), to improve reading skills in the areas of reading comprehension, vocabulary, literary elements, and critical thinking skills.
· Students work with Jamestown Reading Drills Middle Level (fiction and nonfiction), to improve reading skills in the areas of fluency and rate, reading comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary.
· Students work with the Jamestown The Wild Side and The Outer Edge Series (nonfiction) to improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills.
5th/6th/7th Grade Resource Literature
- Students work with the Jamestown Five-Star Stories series (fiction), to improve reading skills in the areas of reading comprehension, vocabulary, literary elements, and critical thinking skills.
- Students are working with SRA Corrective Reading Decoding Level B2 working on the skills of reading fluency, reading comprehension, phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary.
- Students are reading books at their instructional reading levels.
8th Grade Resource Literature
- Students are working with SRA Corrective Reading Decoding Level C working on the skills of reading fluency, reading comprehension, phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary.
- Students are reading the books at their instructional reading levels.
Phone: (708) 246-7337
E-mail: jmunchoff@d107.org
· Reading fluency and decoding
· Reading comprehension
· Vocabulary skills
· Written expression
· Math computation and reasoning
· Organization
· Self advocacy
· Problem solving
· Note-Taking skills
· Study skills
· Pen and pencil
· Assignment notebook
· Pendaflex
Grades are based on:
Report Card Descriptors
Resource Literature Grades 5-8
Grade 5
RLA 5.1 Use comprehension strategies to understand instructional level text read independently.
RLA 5.2 Demonstrate mastery of reading strategies in reading textbook.
RLA 5.3 Read text fluently and accurately.
RLA 5.4 Use word attack skills to decode words.
Grade 6
RLA 6.1 Use comprehension strategies to understand instructional level text read independently.
RLA 6.2 Demonstrate mastery of reading strategies in reading text book.
RLA 6.3 Read text fluently and accurately.
RLA 6.4 Use word attack skills to decode words.
Grade 7
RLA 7.1 Use comprehension strategies to understand instructional level text read independently.
RLA 7.2 Demonstrate mastery of reading strategies in reading textbook.
RLA 7.3 Read text fluently and accurately.
RLA 7.4 Use word attack skills to decode words.
Grade 8
RLA 8.1 Use comprehension strategies to understand instructional level text read independently.
RLA 8.2 Demonstrate mastery of reading strategies in reading textbook .
RLA 8.3 Read text fluently and accurately.
RLA 8.4 Use word attack skills to decode words.
· Students are expected to independently fill out their assignment books for all periods throughout the day.
· Students are expected to read nightly.
· Students must try their hardest to complete work independently resulting in student success.
· Students are expected to ask questions when necessary.
This is my third year teaching at Pleasantdale Middle School. Before this, I spent three years in District 101 as a teacher’s aide and my first year teaching in Chicago Public Schools. I received my Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Iowa in History and Latin American Studies. I then obtained my Master’s Degree from Northeastern Illinois University in Special Education. Outside of Pleasantdale, I enjoy working with individuals with disabilities in the areas of recreation and vocational training. I have worked for the Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation coaching and officiating Special Olympics events. I have also worked for the LaGrange Area Department of Special Education as a summer job coach. I also enjoy coaching at the middle school level and have coached 7th grade girl’s softball and 6th-8th grade boys softball. At Pleasantdale I have coached 7th grade boys basketball, 7th grade girls basketball and 7th/8th grade co-ed soccer.
Technology for Learning Resources, includes Text to Speech technology