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New! Pockettales Home Reading Program!

New! Pockettales Home Reading Program!

reading firstToday was a start of some new things in 4H/G. Today we started a new reading adventure with the start of our Home Reading Program.  We are going to be doing things differently with our Home Reading program.Though I have done Home reading Programs in the past, this exciting program is new for me hence the delay in start up.

You may have done home reading programs in the past. Students would bring a chart or their planners and parents would sign saying that their child read that night. We will continue to do something of the same. However, the main part of the program will be quite a bit different.

We will be using a website to record our reading and share the books we are reading as a class. Students will be able to collect virtual badges/amulets for reading and sharing their books.Students will read books, write review, share booklists with friends and take/create quizzes about books they have finished. Sounds complicated but after the initial “getting used to things”, it should work very nicely to encourage student reading.

As this is very new for everybody, I have created a booklet for parents to refer to as we get going. The booklet will be coming home today and should be in their planners. I have also put it on the blog here for you in case it somehow gets lost.

If you have questions, something is not working or you are having difficulty with something, please let me know as there will invariably be problems initially. I think this will be lots of fun and I think the students will enjoy it as well!

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The Fabulous Home Reading Program

The Fabulous Home Reading Program

This week we are starting a new program for home. It is a home reading program where students will practice reading at home with you. Each night students will be expected to read for at least 15-20 minutes a night. Just like any activity we do to get better, reading also takes practice and the brain needs continual work on developing the ability to read fluently.

Your child will be coming home with some materials today. You can also find these materials below, in the widget beside this post or here reading-newsletter and here readinglogembed.

Each child will be given a sheet with ten lines on it. As your child reads and finishes a book, they are to write the name of the book, the author and the date. Then you will be asked to sign the page to verify that you heard them read and finish the book. When the page is filled up, your child can then bring the page back to school. We will be keeping track of the number of books read and awarding prizes for reaching certain goals. Every time a child finishes a page, they will bring it back and receive a new page to fill out.

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