I had a similar problem with a similar reading log schedule. After
only 30% of my kids were completing their weekly home reading log
assignments, I decided to start reward those who completed their work.
I wouldn't give out a reward each week, but random weeks and random
awards. Homework passes, free books, lunch with the teacher etc. A
LOT more kids decided to complete their reading logs and once they got
into the habit of completing it, my completion rate went up to almost
90% each week!
Good Luck!
~Janelle Thoma
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:02 AM, jayhawkrtroy fredde
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I think one thing to try is have them turn it in weekly. I will save
> you the task of looking at it daily as well. Encourage them to read
> the same books at home as they read during independent reading in
> class. They need to go to the library more often than every 2 week, I
> think also.
>
> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:21 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate your thoughts about the use of reading
>> logs
in my sixth grade reading/writing workshop. My homework policy is that
students read 30 minutes 5 nights a week or 150 minutes a week. They are
free to read any book they choose. I give students a reading log, due
every
Monday, that asks them to document the minutes they read nightly, I ask
them
to write about their independent reading weekly, based on the strategies
and
or elements of literature we were studying. I maintain a classroom
library
and students have access to the school library every 2 weeks. My problem
is
that my homework completion rate is TERRIBLE. Rather , I should say that
fewer than 50% of my students regularly turn in their homework. Atwell,
Miller, and many, many other language arts teachers consider reading at
home
an important part of their reading program. I am tempted to drop the the
reading log requiremnent, but I don't want to "dumb down" my expectations
for my students who are predominantly blue collar and poor. I want
students
to have some accountability, but at the same time I don't want to make
the
homework process so cumbersome that it turns my students off to reading
independently. What are your experiences and insights that can help?
Thank
you.
>>
>> Darlene Kellum
>>
>>
>>
>>
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