Our first reading unit this year is all about developing independence as readers. We have already been busy learning and reviewing things that powerful readers do. We know that reading, like any other skill, is developed through practice. Today we learned that powerful readers keep and analyze reading logs. We will be logging our reading at school and home each day. I am asking students to keep track of the amount of time they spend reading at home each week. They are required to read 100 minutes per week.

Reading logs will be coming home today in your child’s take home folder. Here are some guidelines for these reading logs:

• Students record the number of minutes read at home each day.
• Parents initial to verify the time read each day.
• Each Monday, students will get a new reading log.
•  All students will have the goal of reading 100 minutes at home each week. That is 20 minutes five times per week.

Happy reading!