Independent Reading Guidelines & Quarterly Log
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Why is independent reading important (don’t I read enough in school)?
“Research on native speakers of English and students of English as a second language has shown that the amount of time spent reading is related to students' reading comprehension and vocabulary growth.” (Chow and Chau).
Why is sustained reading important?
Penny Kittle, a teacher and literacy coach, asked college professors from all across America how many pages a week a student in college should be able to read. The responses: 200-600 pages! The National Center on Education and The Economy found some starting statistics about our educational system.
“There are multiple factors involved, but the truth is many students walk out of high school as ‘practiced non-readers’ who have figured out how to get by without reading the assigned reading, and find themselves unable to keep up with the demands of college and the workforce. We need to start now to build a love of reading” (Kittle 20).
Why does it have to be a book? Doesn’t “screen reading” on the Internet count?
“Yes, it’s a kind of literacy, but it breaks down in the face of dense argument, a modernist poem, a long political tract, and other texts that require steady focus and linear attention – in a word, slow reading. Fast scanning doesn’t foster flexible minds that can adapt to all kinds of texts, and it doesn’t translate to academic reading. If it did, then in a 2006 Chronicle of Higher Education survey of college professors, 41 percent wouldn’t have labeled students ‘not well prepared’ in reading. We would see reading scores inching upward, instead of seeing, for instance, that the percentage of high school students who reached proficiency dropped from 40 percent to 35 percent between 1992 and 2005” (Kittle 138).
The graphic (right) is geared towards elementary school, but the principle is the same!
What will the procedure be in Mrs. Wagaman’s class?
-We will have SSR time at least once (1) a week, but hopefully 2-3 times a week as a bell ringer.
-You must always have an independent reading book with you.
-Can borrow from my classroom library or school library
-Keep track of pages read throughout the year.
-Homework: Read 1 hour a week.
How is SSR Graded?
Quarterly Log
-Set a goal for each marking period on the number of pages to read
-Prove it through taking AR quizzes or completing One-Pagers (found on my wikispace)
Mid-quarter checks
Conferences
Works Cited
Chow, Ping-Ha, and Chi-Ting Chou. “Evaluating Sustained Silent Reading in Reading Classes.” The Internet TESL Journal. VI.11. (2000): n. p. Web. 1 Sept. 2011.
Kittle, Penny. Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2013. Print.
“Research on native speakers of English and students of English as a second language has shown that the amount of time spent reading is related to students' reading comprehension and vocabulary growth.” (Chow and Chau).
Why is sustained reading important?
Penny Kittle, a teacher and literacy coach, asked college professors from all across America how many pages a week a student in college should be able to read. The responses: 200-600 pages! The National Center on Education and The Economy found some starting statistics about our educational system.
“There are multiple factors involved, but the truth is many students walk out of high school as ‘practiced non-readers’ who have figured out how to get by without reading the assigned reading, and find themselves unable to keep up with the demands of college and the workforce. We need to start now to build a love of reading” (Kittle 20).
Why does it have to be a book? Doesn’t “screen reading” on the Internet count?
“Yes, it’s a kind of literacy, but it breaks down in the face of dense argument, a modernist poem, a long political tract, and other texts that require steady focus and linear attention – in a word, slow reading. Fast scanning doesn’t foster flexible minds that can adapt to all kinds of texts, and it doesn’t translate to academic reading. If it did, then in a 2006 Chronicle of Higher Education survey of college professors, 41 percent wouldn’t have labeled students ‘not well prepared’ in reading. We would see reading scores inching upward, instead of seeing, for instance, that the percentage of high school students who reached proficiency dropped from 40 percent to 35 percent between 1992 and 2005” (Kittle 138).
The graphic (right) is geared towards elementary school, but the principle is the same!
What will the procedure be in Mrs. Wagaman’s class?
-We will have SSR time at least once (1) a week, but hopefully 2-3 times a week as a bell ringer.
-You must always have an independent reading book with you.
-Can borrow from my classroom library or school library
-Keep track of pages read throughout the year.
-Homework: Read 1 hour a week.
How is SSR Graded?
Quarterly Log
-Set a goal for each marking period on the number of pages to read
-Prove it through taking AR quizzes or completing One-Pagers (found on my wikispace)
Mid-quarter checks
Conferences
Works Cited
Chow, Ping-Ha, and Chi-Ting Chou. “Evaluating Sustained Silent Reading in Reading Classes.” The Internet TESL Journal. VI.11. (2000): n. p. Web. 1 Sept. 2011.
Kittle, Penny. Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2013. Print.
One Pagers
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one-pager_–_character_change.docx | |
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one-pager_–_evaluate_the_ending.docx | |
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one-pager_–_minor_character.docx | |
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one-pager-conflict.docx | |
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one-pager_–_one_more_chapter.docx | |
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