Home Reading grades 3,4,5, and 6

HOME READING PROGRAM
Students in grade 3, 4, 5 and 6 have begun a home reading program. The purpose of the program is to help motivate students to read, as well as to have students think about what they are reading. Enclosed you will find a calendar for students to record their reading on, as well as to record the genre.
Here is a genre choice list and coding system
P = Poetry
F= Fantasy
RF = Realistic Fiction
I = Informational
M = Mystery
B = Biography
HF = Historical Fiction.
As we work together we will probably find we need to add to this list. As this is a new format for me, I welcome all suggestions. I am very excited about trying this idea.
Remember on a busy night road signs, menus and such are informational reading. Also the students may read English or French. My purpose at this point is to have them read.
Every 25 days of reading will be rewarded with a small prize. 100 days will receive a bigger prize. Students may still take out books from the Reading A to Z series. Also I have included a copy of the rubric I will be using to assess the home reading program. The following is a description of the categories.
CATEGORY
Frequency
Level 4
Daily reading
for the entire
month.
Level 3
Read five days
a week - about
20 days.
Level 2
Read three
days a week -
about 12 days.
Level 1
Seldom read.
Read less than
12 days for the
month.

Variety of
Genres
Represented
Level 4
Sampling of
text from
different
genres.
Level 3
Read three
different
genres within
the month.
Level 2
Read two
different
genres within
the month.
Level 1
Little or no
experimentation
with genres this
month.
Responsibility
Level 4
Student
completed
reading log
and turned it in
on time.
Level 3
Student
completed
reading log
and turned it in
late.
Level 2
Parent
completed
reading log
and the
student turned
it in on time.
Level 1
Parent
completed
reading log and
the student
turned it in late.