HOME READING LOG INSTRUCTIONS

What is a Home Reading Log? This Log keeps track of the minutes your child will be

reading at home. Your child’s at-home reading will make up at least 95% of the homework

that will be required in this class. Please encourage your child, help your child find reading

material, and monitor your child’s at-home reading throughout the year.

Reading is a skill and like any other skill, practice may not make perfect – but it will

make fluency and comprehension better. THIS IS A WEEKLY, 100-POINT ASSIGNMENT.

Please follow these guidelines, and call me with any questions.

Students should be reading for at least 20 minutes, 5 times per week – this equals 100

minutes of reading per week. I will check Reading Logs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. If

students have completed their Logs and bring them to class on Tuesday, 100 minutes of reading

will equal a grade of 100.

If a student has completed their Reading Log but doesn’t bring it in until Wednesday, 20

points will be deducted from the grade that would have been earned on Tuesday.

Reading Logs are checked and returned to them immediately. They should be kept in a

safe place while at home. I will collect the completed reading logs at the end of each

nine weeks.

1. Students may read chapter books, graphic novels, magazine articles of at least 7

paragraphs, a textbook assignment - as long as the student is reading for completion. For

example, if a student is reading a novel (chapter book)at home, that book should be read

each night until the book is completed.

2. Reading levels will differ from child to child. In the beginning, the material should be

easy, comfortable reading – easily enjoyed. Once your child gets into the routine,

challenge them to read harder material. Let your child pick reading material that is of

interest to them, but be involved in the selection process.

3. Whenever possible, have your child read out loud to you. Then ask them to summarize

what they have read, ask questions about who/what is in the story, ask them to make

predictions, etc. Struggling readers who read silently all the time, or who read where

they can’t be observed, usually don’t comprehend accurately and usually don’t

experience the growth of readers who have supervision and support.

Thank you for your help with this. The first Reading Log is attached. Keep it at home and

encourage your child to get started as soon as possible. Please help your child to get in the

habit of bringing the Reading Log with them on turn-in days. The first one is due on Tuesday,

August 27, 2013.

Mrs. Weber August, 2013