Reading Incentive

Love of Reading

The Reading Committee was formed to foster the love of reading. This committee meets to create a variety of literacy experiences. It is the hope of the Reading Committee to use extrinsic motivation to intrinsically motivate student to learn to read and then read to learn. Reading Incentive activities will occur during and after school hours in hopes to include the whole Longfields Elementary Community. If you have any literacy ideas that you are interested in our students’ experiencing or if you would like to read aloud to our scholars, please email Ms. Reed, areed@pgcps.org.

2025-2026 Digitial Library

Sora

Please make sure that your Leopard reads 60 minutes a week.

Features of Sora:

Diverse Content:
Sora provides access to a wide range of ebooks, audiobooks, and other digital materials, including comics, graphic novels, and read-alongs.
Personalized Reading Experience:
Students can customize their reading experience with features like adjustable text size and typeface, dyslexic font, high contrast mode, and screen reader support.
Accessibility Features:
Sora incorporates features to support diverse learners, including screen reader compatibility, adjustable narration speed, and multilingual support.
Integration with Public Libraries:
Students can connect their Sora account to their local public library's digital collection, expanding their access to books.
Public Library CONNECT:
Students can add a local public library to their Sora account for access to a wider selection of books.

Reading Goal

Since we will utilize digital platforms, our students will utilize Lexia (Grades K-3) and i-Ready (4-5). Students are asked to achieve his/her goal. Those hours will be used to determine if a student met his/her reading goal monthly. The weekly goal will be 60 minutes. Therefore, the monthly goal will be 210/240 minutes based on the number of 5 day weeks in the month.

Quarterly Incentives

Whole School Rewards

Weekly Kudos for classes & Rewards for top students
Friday, November 14th - Game On... met monthly goal for the first quarter
Friday, February 27th - Mini Field Day…met monthly goal for the second and beginning of third quarter

“Reading Nights/Activities”

Quarter 1-

The Lost Connection Event Pre-K- 5- Friday, September 19th
Literacy Lounge-Reading Fair- Tuesday, September 30th at 5:30pm
“Pajama/Literacy Night” (Fall)- Thursday, Oct. 9th at 5:30pm- Topic: Writing
Ada Twist Event: Thursday, Oct. 16th
Science of Reading Pre-K to 2nd- Thursday, Oct. 16th at 5:30 pm
Literacy Lounge/Parade-(Grades Pre-K-5)- Thursday, Oct. 31st

Quarter 2-

Principal Reading Challenge- Monday, Nov. 10th
Science of Reading Night Grades 3-5- Thursday, Nov. 13th
L.E.S. FamilyData Learning Walk- Wednesday, Nov. 19th at 7:45am- Need approved by STC
Literacy Lounge-Apple Day- Tuesday, Nov. 25th
Read Aloud Event: Kindergarten-2nd, Friday, Dec. 12th
Literacy Lounge- Gingerbread Day- Friday, Dec. 19th
Literacy Lounge Project Due- Friday, January 30th- Blacks in Wax:???

Quarter 3-

World Read Aloud Day & African American Read-In- Wednesday, Feb. 4th
Black & Wax Museum- Awaiting date from Social Studies Committee
Read for the Record (Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1, & 2)-Feb. 26th
Read Across Longfields Day- Monday, March 2nd
Literacy Lounge-Women’s History- March 27th

Quarter 4-

April Longfields Literacy Lounge- No project
Poetry Slam- TBA if occurs
May- Teacher’s Choice Project

Literacy Lounge

Families will be invited to listen to our scholars share the monthly literacy reports. The list of dates are below. Specific times will be shared by the classroom teacher.

Tuesday, September 30th at 5:30pm, Tuesday, Nov. 25th, Friday, Dec. 19th, Friday, February 27th, & Friday, March 27th

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