I had heard from our reading specialist that 15 minutes a night of reading could raise a child's reading ability by one grade level and I thought that rather than discouraging parents or guardians from becoming involved what if I made it part of the grade. Not only that - throw in extra credit if they demonstrated, through some kind of recording, that some effort had gone into reading aloud. I developed the following reading record assignment sheet - due every two weeks. These record sheets are easy to grade and you can even pull names or numbers out of a hat and have students (whose names or numbers are called) give impromptu book talks for extra credit. Here's the Reading Assignment Sheet -
Reading Record
Assignment Sheet- 20 Minutes Every Night
Name:____________________
Date/Class Period:_________________
Grade
I think I should receive:_____ Points/Grade from Teacher:___/____
Studies
have shown that reading something that interests or challenges you for 15 to 20
minutes every night can raise your reading comprehension by one grade level or
more. Your homework every night is to
read material of your choice as long as it is not too easy. (Too easy would be
something a grade level below this class.) You and your parent/guardian must
agree that the reading material is appropriate. You can receive extra
credit if you can document reading aloud to another person with dramatic flair.
This might be done using your cell phone, computer camera or some other
suitable device. Graphic novels are fine/Internet sites are fine– the purpose
of this assignment is to encourage a habit of life-long reading. This
assignment sheet is to be turned in every two weeks. You will have read a total of 4 hours and 40
minutes. Although it is best to spread
your reading time out, you may divide up the time in a way that best matches
your schedule. Neatness counts – a
sloppy or rushed job will be returned to you to be redone by the following day.
No textbooks may be used for this assignment.
This is worth 40 points Parent/Guardian
Verification: Points Earned
_____
My
child,__________________, (first and last name) has read 4 hours and 40
minutes, or 20 minutes every night for the past two weeks and I have reviewed
his/her 10 sentences. The sentences are
facts or reactions to what my child has read.
_______________________(parent/guardian signature) ________(date)
This is
worth 10 points: Please write a correct bibliography for the main item you have
been reading for the past two weeks.( 3 points
off for each mistake) Points Earned
______
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Examples:
Smith, George. Why I Like School. Manassas:
Manassas Press, 2013. Print.
Smith, Sam. “School Is A Good Place To Make
Friends.” Washington Post 18 Oct.
2014: C1-2. Print.
This is
worth 50 points: Please write 10 interesting facts or reactions to what you
read. You may choose to write 5 very, very detailed facts or reactions to your
reading.
You may
use the back of this paper. Points
Earned______
1._________________________________________________________________
2._________________________________________________________________
3._________________________________________________________________
4._________________________________________________________________
5._________________________________________________________________
6._________________________________________________________________
7._________________________________________________________________
8._________________________________________________________________
9._________________________________________________________________
10.________________________________________________________________
Here is the link for the Book Club Idea from Scholastic: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/sites/default/files/posts/u159/images/book_clubs_using_common_core_standards.pdf
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