Independent Reading

Home reading hours should equal 150 minutes or more per week.

Students may choose how to spread those minutes throughout the week.

Each day student reading logs are checked. Hogwart's house points may be earned daily for each 20 minutes read. Parents must sign their child's reading log at least weekly. I can accept reading log signatures per day or turn the paper and sign at the end of the week. Independent reading is graded each Monday using the standards based grade scale.

Listening to the audible version of a book or family read aloud time can account for up to 50% of a student's reading minutes. The other 50% must be the student reading.

Reading is the key to your child’s education. Much of your student’s time in school is spent learning to read. In Grades 5 and 6, students begin reading to learn. This requires a new set of skills. In order for your student to master these skills, they will have to practice daily.

Therefore, reading homework becomes imperative,

Independent Reading can include:

Reading chapter books at the student's personal reading level.
Reading picture books to a younger sibling.
Reading magazines.
Reading Assigned Comprehension Club Books.
Reading Informational Text
Reading Activities on Lexia.
Just READ!

Listening to the audible version of a book or family read aloud time can account for up to 50% of a student's reading minutes. The other 50% must be the student reading.

Reading Log Example

Sample

Reading Log

Green Text is student responsibility.

Purple Text is parent/guardian responsibility.

Red Text is Mrs. Durfey's responsibility.