Every week I tally the total number of books read for each student and move the rockets along benchmarks toward outer space. The children study this board intently. Parent Involvement Sent information on the requirement home in September. A parent-teacher activity night to kick off the Saint Paul Reads campaign in the fall. Encouraged children to take books home to discuss with parents.
Parents read to classes and individual students throughout the year.
Families read together, followed by supper and a storyteller. On the second Friday of each month each student who had read a certain number of books that would assure that they would read at least 25 books by the end of March were recognized for doing so. Parents were invited to an ice cream social and witness the awards ceremony and recognition of their children. Keep parents informed by making books and asking them to read. Sent home list of recommended reading activities for the summer along with a form for parents and children to record books read this summer.