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epit
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Dear Class Teachers( Class Moms or dads who teach secondary 6,7,8 grades)Ihave got two questions about improving of reading habit of pupils.1.Are you responsible for students � reading habit ?2.If it is so, what do you do improving of reading habit.? .Thanks for your answers from now. Best Regards. |
23 Sep 2009
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maoopa
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I have high school kids.
What we do schoolwide is to devote the first 10-15 minutes of class to read a book. We call it Stop-Drop-Read (SDR).
The kids arrive to the classrooom and grab a book they have chosen from some options given by the teacher. They know they have to read, so at this point nobody needs to tell them to sit down and read: they just do it (it �s becoming a habit).
At the end of the quarter (in the English class) they take a test about the book they have read.
The program started last year and reading scores have greatly increased and, what is better, students seem to be enjoying their reading time.
I hope this helps.
Mauro
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23 Sep 2009
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epit
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Thanks,Mauro.What else?Are there any class teacher who hold reading forms , registration or log for the reading at homes |
23 Sep 2009
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Bare
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I work in a small primary school ( 200 pupils ) and I don �t have enough time for reading during the classes but I suggest some tasks concerning reading. We have more than 100 books in English in our library mostly Oxford Bookworms . We have different levels so everybody can find something.
Several years ago I prepared after reading sheets ( they had to write few words about the story ,characters,likes and dislikes ,new words they had learned) and each term we chose the top reader of the class who was rewarded.We also chose the most interesting book in our library ( they rated the book they had read )It was not obligatory but lots of kids did it.It was a great way to encourage them but also a lot of work for me with all the rest I had to do.
Last week my 7th graders had to find an interesting description of a character after lesson covering that topic.So I made them open some books... You can always make them do something but I think that the best readers are children who were read to in their early childhood.
It �s also great if you can get some audio books.I know there are a lot of sites with online reading which you may use I �ve visited some but haven �t bookmarked.Sorry!
Best regards!
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23 Sep 2009
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