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.