Pottsgrove School District

Lower Pottsgrove-Ringing Rocks-West Pottsgrove

 

September  2010

Dear Parents and Guardians:                                                                       

 

            THE HOME READING PROGRAM IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!    

 

PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM WITH YOUR CHILD!

Children who develop a love of reading become successful readers and lifelong learners are those who read and are read to at home.

 

 

In order to become lifelong learners children need to read in school and at home.  They need to read for information and pleasure.  We think it is important that all students read a variety of books and we think it is important that parents know what their children are reading.

 

We are inviting the parents of our PRIMARY students to foster a love of reading by participating in our Home Reading Program. To support this idea, we have selected the “Pop Open a Good Book” theme for the 2010-2011 school year.  

 

Children  in grades K-1 will soon be ready to begin reading books.  Until your child is ready, please read books to him or her and count those books towards the program.  Once your child does begin reading, please listen to your child read and offer lots of support and help when needed.  You might encourage your child to sound out simple words and you may need to tell your child some unfamiliar words.  After you and/or your child have read the book, write on the attached form the title and author of the book and place your initials in the space at the end of the line.  If your child begins to read chapter books, you may count every 20 pages as a book.  Please keep all of the forms (you may use a blank sheet of paper to record more books) and return them to your child’s teacher once your child has read 100 books or at the end of the program in the spring of the school year.  Once your child has turned in their list of 100 books, he or she will be rewarded by having his or her name placed on a piece of popcorn.  The name will then be placed in a popcorn container for the grade level.   If the list may is returned to you by the classroom teacher, you may keep adding on more books and then return the list in the spring to make sure your child gets the credit due him or her.

 

Children who have at least 100 books will have their name on the wall and will receive at an assembly in June a custom-designed T-shirt or a $5.00 gift certificate for a book.  All students who read at least 15 books will receive a reading award certificate at the assembly.

 

Sincerely,

 Linda J. Rendina

Reading Specialist

Pottsgrove School District

Lower Pottsgrove-Ringing Rocks-West Pottsgrove

 

                              september 2010

Dear Parents and Guardians:                                                                       

 

            THE HOME READING PROGRAM IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!    

 

PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM WITH YOUR CHILD!

Children who develop a love of reading and who become successful readers and lifelong learners are those children who read and are read to at home.

 

In order to become lifelong learners children need to read in school and at home.  They need to read for information and pleasure.  We think it is important that all students read a variety of books and we think it is important that parents know what their children are reading.

 

Parents!  How can you and your child work together to create a life-long learner?  Here are a few suggestions:

            Take time to talk about the books your child reads

                  Read a book your child recommends

                  Read with your child occasionally

                  Discuss the Home Reading Program with your child

                  Together set a goal and plan how to reach that goal

 

The guidelines for the Home Reading Program are the following:

            Every 20 pages counts as one book for a second grader

                  Every 30 pages counts as one book for a third grader

                     Every 40 pages counts as one book for a fourth grader

                        Every 50 pages counts as one book for a fifth grader

Attached you will find a Reading Record Sheet on which your child can record the number of pages read for each book.  Please add the total number of pages read and divide by the number of pages that count for one book at your child’s grade level.

 

Please keep all of the forms (you may use a blank sheet of paper to record more books) and return them to your child’s teacher once your child has read 100 books or at the end of the program in the spring of the school year.  Once your child has turned in their list for 100 books, he or she will be rewarded by having his or her name placed on a piece of popcorn to be placed in a popcorn container.  If the list may is returned to you by the classroom teacher, you may keep adding on more books and then return the list in the spring to make sure your child gets the credit due him or her.

 

Children who have at least 100 books will have their name on the wall and will receive at an assembly in June a custom-designed T-shirt or a $5.00 gift certificate for a book.  All students who read at least 15 books will receive a reading award certificate at the assembly.

 

Sincerely,

Linda J. Rendina 

Reading Specialist/Portals/0/_PGSD_Resources/PGSD_LPottsgrove/Lower Staff/LRendina/Intermediate HRP List of Books.pdf