Monday, August 25, 2014

Why Can't I Skip my Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?
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 each week.
Student A reads 20 minutes x 5 times a week = 100 minutes a 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 a school year.
Student A reads 3600 minutes a school year.
Student B reads 720 minutes 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 Student A and Student B maintain the 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 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 the better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school...in life?

Which student are you? 

Meet our Reading Team

Rebecca Bernard

I have enjoyed serving in the field of education for 36 years. I began in the classroom and now I have returned! Nothing compares to the excitement I feel when I am afforded the opportunity to help your child learn to read. Added to that excitement is a tremendous team of educators that share those same feelings. Thank you for allowing me to begin this journey with your child and thank you for traveling this road with us!

Sonya Edwards  

  I have been teaching in Clever for three years.  This is my tenth year teaching with five of those years being in Title I.  I am so excited about this school year and working with your child.  I am blessed to be part of a team whose main focus is helping children grow  as readers and writers . 

Kara Bennett

  I have been teaching in Clever for seven years.  This is my second year to teach Title I Reading and I love it!  I am looking forward to working with you and your child as we begin another great school year.  I feel honored to watch your children learn to read and grow in their literacy skills and am grateful to be a part of the team helping them in that process.

Kendra McDowell

This is my first year teaching in Clever. This is my fourteenth year teaching Reading Recovery and Title 1. Thank you for letting me work with your child and help them with their reading and writing!! We are going to have a great year!!!