Home Reading Club: It’s hard to believe, but On April 13th we will reach 200 nights of reading! Students and staff will be recognized at our Celebration of Learning assembly on April 27th.
Why is reading for fun important? Here is an excerpt from the International Reading Association position paper on leisure reading:
“Research shows that leisure reading enhances students’ reading comprehension (e.g., Cox & Guthrie, 2001), language (e.g., Krashen, 2004), vocabulary development (e.g., Angelos & McGriff, 2002), general knowledge (e.g., Cunningham & Stanovich, 1998), and empathy for others (e.g., McGinley et al., 1997), as well as their self-confidence as readers, motivation to read throughout their lives, and positive attitudes toward reading (e.g., Allington & McGillFranzen, 2003; Eurydice Network, 2011). The benefits of leisure reading apply to English learners (ELs) who read in English as well as in their native languages.”
You can read more here: http://literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/where-we-stand/leisure-reading-position-statement.pdf
Pick up your forms any time from the library. Thank you for participating and keep on reading
Many classes also read her other books One, Two and Zero in the library. Students made many connections to Otoshi’s messages about tolerance, acceptance and friendship. All week classes read and responded to Draw the line in the library and in classrooms. Have a look around the school to see what’s been happening.
Finally, we had PJ Day and a wrap up assembly on Friday. BCSD Staff performed One by Kathryn Otoshi. Our leadership students performed their own reader’s theatre of Little Red Riding Hood. Division 15 from BCSD also shared a great movie they made retelling Draw the Line in ASL. Finally, we also watched a short slideshow of the week’s events.
On January 3rd we reached 100 nights of reading. 152 students and staff completed 50 and 100 nights of reading and all were recognized at our Celebration of Learning assembly on Jan 22nd. Pick up your forms any time from the library. Thank you for participating and keep on reading!
