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Welcome!

All teachers at Forestdale teach reading and appreciate parent support.  Thank you for encouraging your child to read 30 minutes each night and to fill out and return the reading log to the classroom teacher.

Mrs. Janet Porter,
Reading Specialist

Links of Interest

> MyON
> TumbleBooks
> TumbleReadables
> Reading Is Fundamental
> Forestdale ES Library
> Fairfax County Public Library
> Helping Children to Learn
> FCPS Approved Novels
> Starfall
> Storyline Online
> To Grade Levels

 

 

Literacy Programs at Forestdale:

Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.: prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most.

Waterford Early Reading Program: provides 15 minutes a day of computer activities for kindergarten students that teach print concepts, phonemic awareness (the awareness that words are composed of distinct sounds), letter identification, and letter sounds.

School Wide Reading Incentive: Every month Forestdale students are recognized for turning in their completed reading log.  The reading goal for the students is determined by each grade level.