In a typical week, we begin on Monday by reading the summary, discussing the vocabulary words, and we begin to learn the skill that goes along with the story in our Scott Foresman reading book.  Throughout the remainder of the week, we read the story and do workbook pages that associate with what we are discussing.  Most workbook pages will be done in class.  Some of the pages will be done together orally.  
 

Every night, your child should be reading to you.  Reading is so important. In front of your child’s assignment binder, is a reading log.  It has 20 sections.  Your child is to be reading to someone every weekday night.  Your child is to write the name of the story or book they have read, the author, how many pages they read, and the time spent.  Once they have completed their reading for the night, you may sign your initials in the signature section of that nights reading on the log.  Many people ask me, why is it so important to read.  I found this on a webpage and I want to share it with you.  I hope you enjoy it, and I hope it makes you realize how important it is to read with your child. 

The Answer to the Question:

"Why Can't I Skip My
Twenty Minutes
 of Reading Tonight?" 
 

Let's figure it out -- mathematically!
Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!

Step 1:
Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week. 
Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 mins./week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes

Step 2:
Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.

Step 3:
Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year
Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.

Student A practices reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year.

Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.

By the end of 6th grade. . .  if both Student A and Student B maintain these same reading habits:

Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days.

Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
 

One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will the student’s school performance.

How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?
 

Some questions to ponder:
Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school
....and in life?