TARGET: RC and Teachers

["Thompson, Renee" <RThompson@BROWNEACADEMY.ORG>]

There are a few teachers at my school that seem to think Reading Counts
is a pain because 1) students are constantly asking to take RC quizzes;
2) some kids get more points than other students;  and 3) they only read
RC fiction books (even though more than 85% of the collection is RC, so
it is pretty good selection of literature). =20

I like the way I have set the program up for each grade because each
grade is asked to reach reading goals in increments of a set number of
points. For instance, third has goals of 15, 30, 45, etc. Whenever they
meet a "goal," they get a small prize. Books are now flying off the
shelves, and students are reading more than I ever dreamed possible. My
aide and I are shelving almost 700 books a month!

What can I do to really "sell" the program to teachers? What can I do to
show them that Reading Counts can be a vital part of their teaching (and
inspiring) students to read? What do you do?

TIA!
Renee


J. Renee Thompson
Library Media Specialist
rthompson@browneacademy.org
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Browne Academy
5917 Telegraph Road
Alexandria, VA 22310
Phone: 703-960-3000
Fax: 703-960-7325
www.browneacademy.org <http://www.browneacademy.org/>=20

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