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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Your child can read for fun without tracking a number of books. If the Teacher wants them to explore different genres while reading for fun maybe come up with a list of 10 books for a variety of genres and encourage kids to read 2 of the 10.

I always participated in the summer reading programs at the library. We earned an ice cream cone or something for every X number of books that we read. I remember picking the thinnest books that Librarian would accept in order to maximize my ice cream cones. I read a ton of books but none of them stretched me or made me enjoy reading more. I did like the free ice cream cones though.

I would look for a better way of encouraging reading for fun then tallying 40 books a year. Mind you, my kid would hit that number easily because he enjoys reading already and reads chapter books and graphic novels. He reads chapter books for his 30 minutes of reading at home because we don't count the graphic novels and will read a 300 page book in a week. He comes out and discusses what he is reading as well, like he shared with me an anti-counterfeiting tip he picked up from a Hardy Boys book and then checked on all of his own bills, so we know he is paying attention and comprehending what he is reading.

Fox Mill has book club in second, third, and fourth where the kids read a book and write a very short book report. More like a few sentences and then draw a picture. The kids who participate get a special treat when they meet during lunch to discuss the book. I am a bit bummed that it is not happening in fifth grade because there were books included that DS would not have read otherwise. It also introduced us to a bunch of new series that DS enjoyed. I would far prefer something like that to a challenge to read 40 books.[/quote]

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