Reading Engagement
Durant Road Elementary
What is Reading Engagement and why is it important?
Are your students ENGAGED in Reading?
Readers read a lot: Teachers track volume and progress up levels
Example 1: If a student is reading Hatchet (Level R approx 50,000 words) and reads at 150 WPM, it should take about 6 hours to finish reading. Thus, if that student is taking 2 weeks to read Hatchet- they're not being fully engaged in their reading.
Example 2: If a student is reading Henry and Mudge (Level J approx 800-1,000 words) and reads 100 WPM, it should take them about 10 minutes. Thus, they should be able to read it 2-3 times in a rotation or read 3 full books at similar levels/word count.
Students should always have enough books in their book bin at GOOD FIT (readers have books they can read with 96% accuracy, fluency, AND inferential comprehension) to keep them engaged.
TONIGHT! - Upcoming Webinar - TONIGHT!
The Engagement Gap
Making Every School and Every Classroom an All-Engaging Environment
The live stream will be available in this space on Wednesday, May 4, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. eastern time.
Although much has been written about the achievement gap, less has been said about redirecting our focus on student engagement in learning. And focusing on engagement may be the closest thing we have to ensuring effective learning is taking place. Centering on the process of effective pedagogy may be far more beneficial than narrowing our attention only to the outcomes. In this spring's Whole Child Symposium, we focus on the engagement gap:
- Why is engagement important?
- What do we mean by engagement, and what does it look like?
- How do you make your school and your classroom an all-engaging environment?
Create a Genius Hour
2) Must Involve Research... Reading!
3) Must be Shared....Creating!
Visit http://www.geniushour.com/ for more information.
Additional Resources
What Educators Are Saying
"Student Engagement: Where True Learning Takes Place" by Sean Slade
"How School Leaders Can Address Equity and Engagement" by Peter DeWitt
"Backward Designing for the Whole Child" by Tamera Musiowsky-Borneman
"Full Buckets and Open Minds," by Dafina Westbrooks
"Three Questioning Strategies to Engage Students," by Jasper Fox Sr.
Rebecca Weaver
Durant Road Elementary
Email: rweaver2@wcpss.net
Location: 9901 Durant Road, Raleigh, NC, United States
Phone: 919.870.4212
Twitter: @RebeccaWeaver1