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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current Navy AAP 5th grader, has done 2 assigned book club, is asked to read 10 books each quarter, teacher would sit next to individual student to discuss/assist ( observed when volunteered outside classroom). Teachers assigns writing/report/vocabularies etc and math practice nearly everyday. AAP and Gen Ed students mixed in specials but not LA Arts and Math ( not all students are in advanced LA Arts and Advanced Math, a couple of more advanced join AAP 6th grader for math). Don’t know about pre Covid, but the policy is 2 AAP class teachers teach both classes in case one has to take sick leave, the same may apply for Gen Ed classes. [/quote]

I call BS. There is no way they are asked to read 10 [u]grade level appropriate or advanced level  [/u]books each quarter. That is more than one per week. While many kids can certainly read that many books, there is no way the teacher is asking them all to do so.[/quote]

I'm the navy parent who wrote about supplementation.

Yes, they are asked, but not required to read 40 books in a year.  This was covered on the back to school nite (that occured on a morning before school started).  The teachers (Brown/Trench) said that most kids complete this.[/quote]

+1 this sounds like quantity over quality. What is the point of reading 40 books if they aren’t discussed or written about in any way? Teacher has no idea if kids even understand the books. This sounds like something that looks good to clueless parents.[/quote]

The point of reading books is to enjoy a story.  I can't speak for the teacher, but I assume that the goal is to get kids into the habit of reading at home for pleasure.  Their classroom reading is separate and comes with the assignments you are referencing.

So count me in as a clueless parent because I'm thrilled that my DC chooses to read for fun and explore different genres as part of the 40 book challenge.  If your kids are only reading for the purpose of doing well on a book report or class discussion, then that's too bad.  You should encourage them to read more often.[/quote]

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