What’s Your Number?
Did you set a goal for how many books you will read this year? The average American reads about 12 books annually, but most folks end up reading only four titles. Due to some recent air travel, I logged four titles so far, which is ahead of schedule for me in March. Most years I knock off around 18-20 books but I am striving to carve out time each day to read a bit more. I found out my friend Ellen, a prolific reader and university researcher, admitted to 150 titles last year! (She resists social media and limits television! Still, she must be a speed reader, right?)
Slip N Slide Into Summer Reading
Is 27 too old for the slip n slide? Apparently, not! Our oldest daughter, who is visiting us in Reno took a break from the heat and jumped on the slip n slide the golf course crew set up for the local kids. (See my Instagram post for a quick video) Summer certainly is for fun! It is a time to recharge as educators. Hopefully, that means summer reading as well. Finally, we can dig into that stack of books piled up by our beds! Let’s practice what we preach, and read all summer long.
The Fab Four Comprehension Strategies: Accelerating Reading NOW!
Summer reading loss is real! We know that many students lose anywhere from two weeks to two months when they don’t read much in the summer. Couple that with the months of learning loss due to Covid 19 and researchers estimate that students could fall as much as 30% behind in their reading this school year. (NWEA, 2020) Our students desperately need a boost in their comprehension and engagement to catch them up in reading now and in the fall.