I teach 6th grade reading, and my students are required to read 20 minutes a night for a total of 100 minutes a week. Last year I did not have any accountability for this and I don't think most of the kids were reading. This year they have to turn in how many minutes they read and it's signed by their parents. It's a real pain trying to get these all collected each week, but from their conversations they are reading a lot more, so it's worth it.
-----Original Message----- From: Lee Winik [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 8:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LIT] Homework? I have been doing some reading from another network I belong too about the homework debate. I was wondering what practices everyone employs for giving out homework and whether it is successful or not? Is it becoming a pointless exercise? Does it significantly impact learning? I know it may have been discussed already but how does one make homework more purposeful or meaningful to students? _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
