I think one thing to try is have them turn it in weekly. I will save you the task of looking at it daily as well. Encourage them to read the same books at home as they read during independent reading in class. They need to go to the library more often than every 2 week, I think also.
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:21 PM, <da...@aol.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I would greatly appreciate your thoughts about the use of reading logs in my > sixth grade reading/writing workshop. My homework policy is that students > read 30 minutes 5 nights a week or 150 minutes a week. They are free to read > any book they choose. I give students a reading log, due every Monday, that > asks them to document the minutes they read nightly, I ask them to write > about their independent reading weekly, based on the strategies and or > elements of literature we were studying. I maintain a classroom library and > students have access to the school library every 2 weeks. My problem is that > my homework completion rate is TERRIBLE. Rather , I should say that fewer > than 50% of my students regularly turn in their homework. Atwell, Miller, and > many, many other language arts teachers consider reading at home an important > part of their reading program. I am tempted to drop the the reading log > requiremnent, but I don't want to "dumb down" my expectations for my students > who are predominantly blue collar and poor. I want students to have some > accountability, but at the same time I don't want to make the homework > process so cumbersome that it turns my students off to reading independently. > What are your experiences and insights that can help? Thank you. > > Darlene Kellum > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > -- Troy Fredde _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
