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Unit 1 Day 6 Lesson 6
Unit 1 Day 6 Lesson 6
I dont want to improve the stamina of just my lowest-skilled readers but to challenge
my strongest readers to read more widely and deeply than they have in the past. I need a
way to measure independent reading that empowers and encourages students to
improve their skills at a pace that honors the efforts of all the readers in the room. (p.
28)
The slideshow I use in this lesson quotes
Day 6, 50 minutes
Notes for Slide 5: For current book youre reading; says nothing about you as a reader
Im trying to establish a measure to make the homework reading Im going to assign fair to all
A typical English class assignment may take one student 20 minutes while the exact same assignment
takes another student 3 hours; THIS IS REALITY. And Im aware of it.
In order to make my assignments more fair, we need to determine an individual reading rate, and this will
determine how we calculate your weekly reading goal.
Notes for Slide 12: Reading for two hours a week outside class is essential for your stamina as readers. It
is a reasonable expectation. It should be pleasurable - but it has to happen. If you meet your reading goal
for the week, you get full credit. If you fall short, you get partial credit. Theres no formula, it is my
decision, and I may negotiate with individual students. A student who reads anything at all never gets less
than 50 percent.
You are expected to find time to read during the week. Sports and/or other responsibilities are parts of
your schedule. If you have to, you can catch up on the weekend. I do not accept excuses that you cannot
find time. You can. And you will.
(A majority of Kittles students beat their reading goal almost every week all year.)
Day 6, 50 minutes
Every Sunday night, or Monday morning right before school for you procrastinators, record how many pages
you read in the previous week in the spreadsheet you created in Google Slides. Dont forget to record the
date and book title as well. At this time, record your goal for the coming week.
My students quickly lose interest in the grade as they find books they want to read. (Kittle 33)
Questions?
Next week will be our first week for reading homework. Your homework this weekend is to record
your weekly reading goal for the coming week in the spreadsheet you just created.
(20 minutes)