We do an academic lunch each day for students who don't turn in work, so I have kids read during this time. I'm sure I have some students who probably aren't doing the reading, but the majority are getting into their books, so it's been worth it. I try to make sure I have plenty of in class reading time also. This year I often have to tell kids to put their books away during our lessons-a nice problem to have. I'm always looking for books my reluctant readers might get into and ways to motivate them.
-----Original Message----- From: LaRue, Carrie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 9:58 AM To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. Subject: Re: [LIT] Homework? What do you do when a student doesn't turn it in? How are you sure the student is reading and the parent isn't just signing without being sure the reading has been completed? We've dealt with some of these issues in our elementary school. One teacher at our middle school has the students complete a reading log, but she isn't getting many of the students to complete the reading. ________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of Cindy & Ryan Pickering Sent: Wed 12/24/2008 11:29 AM To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. Subject: Re: [LIT] Homework? 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 <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 _______________________________________________ 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
