I Love To Read Month- Igniting a Passion for Reading- Reflective questions for staff meeting

February is I Love to Read Month!

Our Tier One Guarantee is..

Students are reading independently in text they can and want to read daily.

Reflective questions: (Click here to add)

1. Are all of your students independently reading or are some fake reading?
Article from Heidi Aschebbrenner

2. How can we help students who are fake reading become engaged in reading?  

• Partner read
• Big Universe
• Listen to books
• Goal Setting for Teachers HP Goal Setting for Students

3. How do we balance students reading a just right book and a book they WANT to read?

If the book is too difficult, it will lead to frustration; too little of a challenge will lead to boredom (Routman, 2003). 

Many students who choose hard books give up on the book out of frustration. Research shows that learning best occurs with many lessons presenting no more than 10% new material and providing many opportunities for practice (Fountas & Pinnell, 1996).

Students benefit from daily opportunities to read books they choose for themselves for their own purposes and pleasures (Calkins, 2001).

Don't Crush Reading Motivation

Good Fit Reading Chart

Reading Continuum

4.  How can we support our at home reading expectation?
Why read Presentation for Families
Catch You Reading

5.  How can we ignite a passion for reading for all of our students?
Becoming a classroom of readers
Book Shopping
Book Trailers

Please comment to one question above to support our  colleagues in helping all 440 students love reading.

This is a part of our SMART Goal Action Plan:

Increase Motivation and Engagement in Reading-

• All kids- charms, author visit
• Book Clubs
• Students struggling- Involve
• Home tips- Jim Trelease
• Read to partner can increase engagement for fake readers and add accountability.
• Community connection to read during lunch

• Monthly ideas to try for teachers:  

Sept.- Kids news- teachers talk about hot reads

Oct. - Read to partner or read with Book buddies

Nov. -Catch you reading day-then kids come down at 3 for ice cream/30 min dodgeball

Dec.- Hot read bulletin board for all students to write on-.

Jan.-pro athletes/celebrities  book talks from youtube

Feb.-Student hot read, Catch You Reading, Dress Up like a book character

March- book talk teasers

• ice cream for books-April/May

This team is led by Heidi Aschenbrenner, Jessica Swavely, and Amy Gallick