I have not told them they need to read any number of books. Completing the bingo is just one part of their reading grade. Their grade is their only reward, but this is the second year I used the bingo sheet and the students seem to enjoy it. They will often come to me and ask for help picking out a book of a certain genre or ask me to make recommendations. Then, students start recommending books of different genres to each other.
It takes 4 books of at least 100 pages to complete the bingo, but we are only four weeks into school and I don't think any of my students are going to have a problem making an A. I have the students keep a log of their reading at school and at home. Each time they read, they enter the page they started on and the page they ended on. I can tell when I conference with them, based on how much they are reading if they are using their reading time wisely. Of course, the number of pages read varies according to reading ability and the level of the book they are reading. Letting my students choose their own texts and giving them lots of time to read seem to be motivation enough. Maybe instead of setting a goal of a certain number of books, you could have them keep track of how many they read the first quarter and then see if they can beat that the second quarter. I think it's important to not only stress quantity of texts read, but comprehension and enjoyment, too. Martha/4/AZ _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
