On Monday, your child will be coming home with a Reading Counts book ( similar to WEB reading last year if you were at Georgetown). Each child will select a GOOD FIT book within their independent reading level to take home and read.   Reading Counts is a reading incentive program (separate from our curriculum) that promotes good reading habits and also rewards children for their efforts. Please see the following link for more information READING COUNTS. Here is how we use Reading Counts at Georgetown.

1. Students independent reading levels are determined through teacher assessments. Levels will be similar to last year (within a level or two).

2. Each child is given a goal number of points to achieve during the semester based on their reading level. Each book has an assigned point value which can be found on the inside cover of the book.

3. Students select a book at their reading level and read it at home and/or at school. Books are labeled with reading levels A – Z on the spine of the book.

4. When children are finished with the book they sign up to take a RC comprehension quiz on the computer for that particular book here at school.  (RAZ-kids can be done at home, Reading Counts tests have to be taken at school)

5. If the quiz is passed ( 8/10 questions answered correctly), then another book is checked out. If the quiz is not passed, students take the book home again and reread or select a new book from the library.

6. At the end of the semester (mid Jan), students who have met their goal receive a prize and a ticket into our end of the year BIG prize drawing. Last year it was an Ipad Mini and Target gift cards….YEAH!

Please check your child’s book bag for his/her first book!