This year, your child will bring good fit books home to read almost every day. Your child can be reading these or books from your own house, town library, or books from UES library. The main purpose is to READ, READ, READ! As a class, we will keep track of the minutes our class reads collectively. Each week we will add the minutes to a classroom reading goal chart. Please do your best to help your child document the amount of minutes he/she reads each night and to help your child remember to return his/her book to school. (If your child does not return a book, he/she will not be able to bring home home another.)
Sometimes, your child will bring a book home that may seem too easy. That's okay; it's a perfect opportunity to work on fluency. This includes practicing reading with ease, expression, and correct pacing. Often books at a child's independent level help them develop confidence in themselves as a reader.
Books that can be brought home will be those that your child can read in one night. Some students may be working on reading chapter books at school, however, these will stay in the classroom.
REMEMBER, THE PRIMARY GOAL IS FOR YOUR CHILD TO ENJOY READING!!
