Stamina

Last week, I discussed with students the importance of developing reading stamina.  All teachers spend the first 30 days of school developing this as part of their instructional routines to ensure long term success throughout the year.  Developing reading stamina allows students to read for increasingly extended periods of time, trains muscle memory and develops their ability to focus.   Teachers will continually work to ensure that students are engaged in "good fit books" at a student's instructional level within their browsing boxes.  These books are often books that your child has read with the teacher during guided reading.  Feel free to inquire about your child's stamina and reading level with your child's teacher.  What is important to realize is that although there are general grade level indicators of an "at level" reader, growth in reading is what we are all striving for.  Through the application of  reading strategies taught by your child's teacher, increasing one's stamina, and reading text at an appropriate level, your child will experience reading gains and grow as a reader.  If reading seems confusing, or hard to support at home, it isn't and we can help, so give us a call.