Last week, we began to focus on building our reading stamina. We came together as a class to talk about what "real" reading looks like and then we set off to practice our "real" reading. Students were surprised at how low their reading stamina is at the moment and they are all excited to participate in some friendly competition as they build their stamina. Many students asked me if they could practice building their stamina at home and I LOVE that. If your child is interested in working on their stamina, I would recommend: -Setting a stopwatch -Watching while they read to make sure they are doing "real" reading. Please ask your child what "real" reading looks like. -The moment you see they aren't "real" reading, stop the stopwatch and talk with them about it. The goal for all 3 classes is to be "real" reading for 30 minutes by September 16th. Right now, the red block is in the lead with a little over 6 minutes. :)
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Monica williams
9/8/2016 11:14:35 am
I really like that you are talking about "reading stamina" and encouraging students to focus on developing it, rather than relying on the stamina/interest to be developed on its own. Our pastor always says, "Successful people are readers." Thank you!
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