Dear Parents,
A fun incentive-based reading program called "Reading Points" will be given to your child to bring home tomorrow. (It will be in an orange duotang.) Rather than the traditional "Reading Log," this is meant to encourage the students to read daily/nightly in a way that engages them and offers them many reading opportunities in a variety of forms. Daily reading is an important tool in helping to improve reading fluency and comprehension for children. This program is intended as a Monday night to Thursday night program. The information on how to use Reading Points was explained to the kids today, and is outlined on the first page of the Reading Points duotang they will be given tomorrow. I told them tonight that they could read a book and "count it" as their first Reading Points entry. I will show them how to input it into their Reading Points folder tomorrow, and then they can take it home. Please note that the Reading Points Folder will normally be a home activity, so students do not need to carry the folder back and forth to school every day. They return the folder to me when they have reached their first 6 hours of reading. (Nevertheless, I will ask them to bring their folder later this month so that I can ensure they are doing the program and know how to use it.) Here is a copy of the Reading Points they will be bringing home tomorrow in their orange duotangs:
I would like to emphasize that I want to make Reading Points a "fun" and rewarding activity for your children, rather than just another school subject/homework assignment. Getting the students to develop a life-long love of reading is always our main goal! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Regards,
John da Costa
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