Homework

Homework is ALWAYS read 20 minutes each night and complete one reading menu activity. An adult should sign by the activity that the student completed. The student will turn in the Menu and any notebook pages to show work. Your student will ONLY have additional homework for reading if he/she did not complete work during class time. Also - The monthly calendar of project based tasks is part of a monthly incentive. Thank you!

Twenty minutes of reading each night is so important to student success in school!

Ten Reasons to Read Aloud to Children:

1. To provide enjoyment.

2. To model expressive reading.

3. To show the connections between speech and print.

4. To help children develop stronger vocabularies and more sophisticated language structures.

5. To introduce different genres and writing styles.

6. To increase attention Span.

7. To strengthen cognitive ability.

8. To enhance the affective domain.

9. To help second language learners to become familiar with the sounds and shapes of English.

10. To meet national literacy standards

(Polette, 2014). Article retrieved from Read Aloud Resource , further explanation of each reason is also provided here.