At my school where public school students wear uniforms, independent reading is encouraged by rewarding students with wearing jeans on Friday if they have met their weekly reading goal. It's a powerful motivator for fifth graders. This year we require they read a "just right" book (We teach them what that looks like.) and they must read 100 pages during the week. They have a vocabulary collection bookmark to record unfamiliar words. Weekly there will be a vocabulary assignment to complete with three of their unfamiliar words. That will also be checked along with the reading log to determine if they have fulfilled the requirement to wear jeans. Most of our kids love to read, but the schoolwide jeans reward does seem to motivate our reluctant readers. On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:01 PM, Linda Ragsdale <[email protected]> wrote:
> I often give my students sticky notes that I cut into small strips in two > colors. I ask them to note two places that made them think "Wow!" and two > places that made them say "what??" They are to be able to discuss why they > put their stickies where they did when they return. If they don't have a > "what?" (and they won't until they feel safe enough to admit something was > confusing to them) then thay are required to have noted two other places > that made them think 'Wow!" > --- On Tue, 8/28/12, Livingston, Marie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Livingston, Marie <[email protected]> > Subject: [MOSAIC] at home reading > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 7:34 PM > > > My 5th grade team is looking for a way to revamp our students' at home > reading assignment/expectations. We have asked students to read 20 minutes > a night and write a brief summary. What we've noticed is that some > students continually "read" the same book or their summaries are boring. A > while back there was a similar question posted and someone spoke of goal > setting they did with their students around pages read. I want them to > want to read and not just go through the motions. We would love any > suggestions! > > thanks! > Marie > > Marie Livingston > 5th Grade Teacher > Tualatin Elementary School > 503-431-4764 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
