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Post by ExpatBackHome on Feb 8, 2015 20:18:28 GMT
How many books are required for your 4th grader? Which books are assigned? My son is in 4th grade and is on his second book. That doesn't seem like much to me. I'd like to assign him a book to read during his free time. He's an average reader. Thanks!
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Post by kenziekeeper on Feb 8, 2015 20:26:26 GMT
I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean your son is only reading his second book of the year, or second book the same as the rest of the class? That majorly changes my answer :-)
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Post by melanell on Feb 8, 2015 20:35:09 GMT
Do they do the 100 Book Challenge at your child's school? Our elementary school does that program, so it cuts down on the number of assigned books they read because they are already supposed to be reading books that they choose on their own every single night, anyway, kwim?
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Post by mrsscrapdiva on Feb 8, 2015 20:40:45 GMT
My son is in the 4th grade - public school. They participate in the Million Word Challenge. 4th grade's requirement is 25 chapter books that need to be read between Sept and May. My son has almost completed this and others in his class have finished it 2x. He said the lowest amount that classmates are at would be 6 or 7 books (there is a chart in the classroom). They also have to log everything into their daily folder and have a parent sign off. They are required to read 60 minutes a week broken up any way they would like, done at home. What they do at school does not count on this sheet. They also have an online reading program Reading Plus that is reading and comprehension.
They do ALOT of reading at their school.
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 8, 2015 20:51:31 GMT
I only remember a couple of novels being assigned in 4th grade that the whole class would read together, analyze and have a major project to complete (Island of the Blue Dolphins and In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson IIRC). They also had to keep a daily reading log with a 20 minute minimum, but that could be anything they wanted to read. A Series or Unfortunate Events were very popular in this house.
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Feb 8, 2015 20:57:02 GMT
He's on his second book that the whole class is reading. (The first book was Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing.) There's no other assigned reading other than the general assignment to read 15-20 minutes a night.
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Post by hennybutton on Feb 8, 2015 21:52:31 GMT
He's on his second book that the whole class is reading. (The first book was Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing.) There's no other assigned reading other than the general assignment to read 15-20 minutes a night. That's plenty. Remember, there's more th Lamguage Arts than reading. A class book each quarter or trimester gives them plenty of time for discussion, vocabulary, writing and activities. That, in addition to their nightly reading and in-class free reading is quite a bit. I assume that they have an English textbook that includes shorter works that they read. Do they have to do book reports on books of their own choosing? |
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Post by freecharlie on Feb 8, 2015 22:37:27 GMT
I wouldn't "assign" a book. If you want to foster a love of reading, pick a book to ready your child. The modeled fluency is great even for older kids. Or do a you read a chapter, he reads a chapter.
Hell, as an adult, I love to listen to someone read a good book.
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Post by peasapie on Feb 8, 2015 22:46:00 GMT
I only did a couple of whole class novels while teaching grade four, but we had an anthology of literature that we read from in class daily, as well as literature circles where they read books together in small groups. In addition I assigned a quarterly book report, and they were supposed to read 20 mins per night after their written homework. Is he reading nightly? The problem many teachers encounter is that some parents want a lot of assigned reading and others don't, so it's best to let your child know what your expectations are and set the bar accordingly.
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Post by SabrinaM on Feb 8, 2015 23:00:41 GMT
They don't have assigned books to read. They do have to read and test on books within their targeted range.
I'm not a fan of the Accelerated Reader program but DD (4 th grade) just received an award for reading (testing on) 1,000,000 words so far this school year.
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Post by melanell on Feb 9, 2015 2:05:42 GMT
He's on his second book that the whole class is reading. (The first book was Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing.) There's no other assigned reading other than the general assignment to read 15-20 minutes a night. Yep, this is how it was here, too. Then in 5th grade they transitioned a bit. They still had just a few books that the whole class was assigned, but they also did book summary sheets on many other books, but the kids could pick those books as long as they were chapter books. They alternated one book from those offered by the teacher, and then one they chose from home or the library. By 6th grade they were reading one assigned book after another in both English class & in Reading class. |
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Post by gina on Feb 9, 2015 2:09:27 GMT
K, 1st and 2nd are 20 minutes a night (usually 22 days of the month).
3rd 4th and 5th are 3 books a month with book cards filled out for every book. The goal for all students is 25 books read during the school year.
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Post by alittleintrepid on Feb 9, 2015 3:35:35 GMT
My DS is only in the 3rd grade but has read three books with his class so far this school years. On his own, he has read 9 chapter books since the beginning of January. His school encourages nightly reading but it isn't assigned. They also have free-reading of books he has selected during school hours.
Our main goal is to encourage a love of reading so we work hard to get him access to books that he wants.... And we reward him with more books when he has been reading nightly! I've created a Goodreads account (that I manage for/with him) to keep track of what he has read and what he wants to read.
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 9, 2015 3:47:49 GMT
They've only been assigned a couple books:
1. Ida B
2. Island of the Blue Dolphins
In addition they are assigned to read 20 minutes a night -- they also have an optional school book club that meets in the evening once per month.
My kid is a book worm though, and honestly I have to tell him to stop reading b/c he tries to read at the dinner table etc.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 9, 2015 4:23:02 GMT
I teach fifth grade and we are starting our sixth novel tomorrow. They also have to read 15 minutes per night. Most of the other classrooms are on their third novel, but they also read the classroom anthology pieces for much of the week. I would imagine that your son is reading a lot in the classroom. Our district requires that kids be reading/time in text for 80% of the 90 minute reading period for second semester. For us, 72 minutes in text every single day.
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