Reading Promotions

iRead 20

iREAD20 is a PK-12 district reading initiative challenging all students to read, or be read to, an additional 20 minutes outside the school day. The research is clear...Students who are actively engaged in text become more proficient readers, have greater academic success, score higher on standardized assessments, and are more likely to have a positive educational experience.

For Parents

1.Set aside a reading time. Pick a reading time that is good for everyone.

2.Pick a reading place. It is important that everyone is comfortable so that they can enjoy the book.

3.Read together. One person can read the book, or they can take turns.

4.Involve and engage listeners. Before you begin reading, point to the books title, author, and illustrator. Ask listeners:

•What do you think the story is going to be about?

•What do you think will happen next?

•Can you tell me what you thought was most important in this story?

•Was the author trying to teach us a lesson?

5.Fill your home with reading materials. Cookbooks, newspapers, magazines, books and more throughout the house so that your child is surrounded by things to read.

6.Get caught reading yourself. When your child sees you reading he/she will be inspired to read, as well.

7.Older siblings can read to younger siblings. By reading to a younger sibling the reader will gain confidence.

8. Start seasonal traditions. Choose a book to read every year before your child goes to school. You can also read the same special book during a holiday.

9. Keep favorite books around. It can be comforting for a new reader to develop confidence and fluency by practicing when re- reading a favorite book.

Calendars

iRead 2022-2023English.pdf

iREAD21-22_Spanish.pdf

Book Fairs

Currently (September, 2021):

Book fairs are permissible, if district guidelines are followed. It's recommended that they be held outdoors if possible.
District Guidelines are here. Note "Masks and Face Coverings" and "Social Distancing" sections.
Consider hand sanitizer at the beginning, one-way traffic, and if held indoors, use of a large space.

Fiscal note: Collecting Sales Tax

If sales are run through the school's activity fund, you must collect sales tax. If, however, the sales are handled by the school's PTO (starter funds, collections and checks to Scholastic or other company) then sales tax is not collected. Companies will require the PTO's FEIN in this case.

Scholastic has two ways of setting up sales (They send a cash register device that you can set to collect sales tax if you are using the school's activity fund to collect money and pay Scholastic, or not if your PTO is handling all the finances.) If sales are run through the school's activity fund, you set the device to calculate the sales tax or if you manually calculate prices of books and write receipts, you include sales tax. The money goes to Scholastic via check or directly via a credit card charge. Here is an example of a correctly completed Scholastic Invoice where Sales Tax was collected: Sales tax was charged to the school and the school remitted the sales tax back to the company. The company remitted the owed sales tax to the state.

If this is not done correctly, and the school ends up having to pay the sales tax, that money is taken out of the designated activity account and this can create a negative balance, which has to be corrected to the disadvantage of all.

TPS Elementary Literature Sets

Elementary Literature Sets - Classic Children's Literature

(Most of these sets were purchased years ago to provide opportunities for whole class reads. Most are in poor shape, but still usable.)

Media Services has a collection of elementary level literature sets of approximately 26 books each. These were designed to help those wanting to provide literature based, whole class learning experiences.

To reserve sets for use in your classroom, contact TPS Media Services or email Diane Leupold. We recommend that you reserve sets in advance.

The standard circulation periods are: K-1 grade levels - 1 week, 2-3 grade levels - 2 weeks, 4-5 grade levels - 3 weeks.
Literature sets are delivered during the day on Tuesday. Please pick up literature sets from the delivery point promptly. This avoids having the literature sets picked up before you have used them.
Literature sets are picked up from the school during the day on Monday. Please get literature sets to the "Pony Mail" pick-up point at your school by 8:30 am on the Monday they are scheduled for return. This is the only day the delivery schedule allows pick up of the literature sets.
For information about the story lines of the books in the literature sets, and for additional media relating to them and to the authors, contact your building library media specialist.
Most books in these sets are more than 25 years old and need to be gently used. We try to repair them as needed so please let us know when books are damaged by putting a note on them.
If you have questions about scheduling or missed the return date, contact Media Services (295-3941) or email Diane Leupold.

Whole Class Children's Classic Literature Sets.

or you can look in the TPS District Media Center Catalog. Here are the instructions.

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