Original Home Reading Programs at Rama Central P.S.:
This is a teacher-administered home reading program. The goal is to have each student complete at least 13 minutes of home reading per day, for a total of 1,000 minutes over a two-and-a-half month period. During the first three years of the program, many students read two to four times this amount!
The components of the program are as follows:
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Introduction to the Spring Reading Challenge
(for March through mid-May 2008;
for April through mid-June 2008) -
Weekly timesheet
(for March through mid-May 2008;
for April through mid-June 2008) -
Class list on which to record weekly and total minutes of reading
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Classroom tracking graph, indicating reward levels, on which to display student reading totals (example 1; example 2)
Timesheets are sent home each Friday and are due back in class the following Friday.
During the Spring of 2008, all Grade 2 and 3 students at Rama Central P.S. are participating in "The Great Spring Reading Challenge."
This is a parent-administered home reading program. The goal is to have each child complete at least 12 minutes of home reading per day, for a total of 750 minutes over the summer. During the first three years the program was offered, many students read double this amount!
In early-June, we give introductory letters and sign-up sheets to all students in the Primary division. About two-thirds to three-quarters of students usually choose to participate. Just before students leave for their summer vacation, those who signed-up are given everything except the feedback form and certificate. The feedback form is sent home in early-September and certificates are presented at a school assembly in late-September.
The components of this program are as follows:
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July and August calendars on which to record daily and weekly minutes of reading
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Thermometer graph 1 and graph 2, indicating reward levels, on which to record student reading totals
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September feedback form on which parents can indicate summer reading totals and their opinions about the program
Feel free to download and reproduce any of the forms on this page to use with your children or students.
Margaret Black
Rama Central P.S.
Simcoe County District School Board