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Reply to "language arts in AAP--are they still reading full length books or just following benchmark?"
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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sure this varies by school/teacher, but on top of Benchmark my 3rd grader is required to read and log a minimum of 4 books a month (400+ page books count as two). They then have to write two short essays in response to critical thinking questions based on those books. The questions change every month and ask for some engagement with the ideas/structure of the text, not just a review or summary. They have some individual reading time in class, but also daily reading is required at home. A critical thinking response to their reading is also part of the weekly homework (question changes weekly), and in addition to that they also have to write a separate weekly journal entry and another short critical thinking response every week. There is also time for the teacher to read aloud to the class and they discuss those books. Small group time varies, but I think is more often Benchmark focused. [/quote]
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