Dear Parents & Students, Welcome to my reading website. My name is Ms. Judge- Pontisakos. I am looking forward to another wonderful year of teaching reading at Cantiague Elementary School. I hope to offer my students many opportunities to grow as readers and learners. While I plan to teach my students important reading strategies to help them understand what they read, building up a child's background knowledge is crucial for improving their reading comprehension. The more experiences children have with a topic the better they will be able to read and understand text written about that topic. To help with this, I encourage you to take your child on outings to museums, theaters, exhibits, and events in your community and city. Another thing you can do is talk to your child and share your rich background knowledge and your experiences with your child so he or she can learn about the world from you. I plan to teach your child that reading is fun and I want to instill a love of reading in each of my students. You can help me do this by making time for reading at home with your child and by being a reading role model yourself. Feel free to explore this website and share it with your child! Sincerely, Ms. Judge-Pontisakos XOXO
I love the beach any time of year, but during the summer, the beach is my favorite place to be! I love to go hunting for cool shells!
I got married in 2020 and I went from being Ms. Judge to Ms. Judge-Pontisakos!
I always love finding new books that my students might enjoy! Have you read any good books lately?