This year your child will be coming home every night with a Reading Counts book. Your child chose this book from the library and it should be in his/her independent reading level. To support your child’s growing reading skills, it is recommended that your child read at least 15 minutes every night.  If your student was unable to get a book from the library, just use a book from home for their Reading Counts book.

In your child’s Reading Counts baggy, you will find a log sheet to keep track of the books that your child reads, and check off whether or not your child is ready to take a quiz. It is recommended that your child read the book at least 2 times before taking the quiz (chapter books are the exception to this rule). Upon returning to school, your child will be reminded to sign up for a Reading Counts quiz. After your student has taken his/her quiz, he/she will enter their score. If a child completes 8/10 questions correctly, they will have passed the quiz and a new book will come home. If not passed, your child will bring the same book home to read again. After 24 hours have passed, children are able to retake the comprehension quiz.

There are comprehension tools in their baggy to use to aide children during and after reading. These are a “Check for Comprehension” bookmark and a “Retelling Rope”. Students should be able to tell you the who, what, where, when, and how of any book they read. Please keep in mind that Reading Counts is a reading incentive program and should be nurturing our growing reader.  Good luck and happy reading!!!