Reading Update

Please watch for a parent letter and reading log to come home today.  Our main goals are to help each individual student be successful in reading and become educated lifelong learners.  In order to reach these goals, we have some expectations set in place to guide your child in becoming a skilled, confident, and excited reader.

Students will be getting a genre requirement and a 30 book goal for the year.  This will help expose them to different types of text, in turn, improving their reading skills.  They will keep track of their books in their reading notebooks at school.  

Students are also required to practice reading at home.  The class has agreed that the best way to get better at something is to practice!  They will be keeping track of their reading minutes at home each week with a reading log that looks and can serve as a bookmark.  Please initial this log for your student when their reading for the night is complete.  The goal for the week is to read at least 120 minutes.  At least 20 minutes a day of focused reading is essential for them to increase their reading abilities.  Reading the newspaper, a magazine or even their favorite comic book is ok.

As we are trying to increase our classroom libraries to meet the interests and needs of all students, we are always accepting donations of any old magazines, books and other reading material that we can use in our rooms.  

Thank you for your support this year and please feel free to contact your child's reading teacher if you have any questions or concerns.