The school librarian is Mrs. Carolyn Rooney.
Phone: 838-0800, ext. 117
Email:Carolyn Rooney
How Reading Counts Works
This is a great web site for children explaining and meditating on the Stations of the Cross
http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/child/stations/index.html
Reading
for
Reading Counts
Points!
All the students have received their booklists for installed quizzes on their lexile reading level. The lexile measure of a book refers to its text difficulty, sentence length, and word frequency. It does not take the subject matter or the content of the book into account. Therefore not every book on the student’s list is the right book for them. Age, interests, and content should also play apart in the choice. Parents should preview the books to make certain they are at the appropriate developmental level for their child. I do my best to guide the child in their choices during check-out. Point value should not be what is looked at. Most of the higher point books are longer books and will take longer to read or a younger student will have more difficulty getting through the material. The book may also not meet the other criteria for the individual student.
The lists are basically 100 lexiles below and 50 lexiles above the student’s level. Reading these books will give the needed practice to increase the child’s reading level. The student upon completion of the book will take a computer quiz. Points will be awarded if the student successfully answers at least seven out of ten questions over the book. The accumulated points may then be cashed in for prizes at the RC store. We initiated this program last year and have found Reading counts to be successful in improving reading levels, which improves their chances for success academically. This program has also been one tool in identifying possible problems a student may have with reading.
Please feel free to contact me concerning any questions you may have about this program or you child’s reading. I will be more than happy to discuss these with you. Speaking from experience, sharing your children’s reading experiences is one of the best ways to help them not only academically, but it will also keep communication lines open.
HAPPY READING!
Carolyn Rooney
Library/Media Specialist
