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Belowarethemesofwhatwe,asastaff,noticed:
Readers,ofalllevels,arereadingmoreandforlongerperiodsoftime
Engagementhasincreased
Distractionsdecreasedwithoutguidedreadingtakingplaceduringthisblockoftime
Independenceofchoicetoselectgoodfitbooks
Impactofopportunitytocreateanenvironmentforfocusandengagementofreading
Bookclubsthatcultivatednaturalconversations
Excitementandauthenticityofsharingoutandpushingthemselvesforwardsasreaders
Morereflectionandmetacognitionusedofwhattheyarenoticingaboutthemselvesasreaderand
astheyread
Familyengagementandparticipationbyreadingwiththeirchildrenandnoticingchangesintheir
childrensreadinghabits
Amongstoureffortstocultivateacultureofreadingandenjoymentforallstudents,therearestudentswho
showed,littletonogrowth.Belowcapturessomechallengesweexperienced:
Thereadingwaschallenginganddifficultforstudentswithattentiondifficulties
Somestudentsshowlittletonogrowthonrunningrecordsandindevelopingauthenticengagement
forreading
Academicandbehavioralconcernscontinuedandimpededthistime
Somestudentsstruggledwithsustainingattentionduringtheblockoftime
Acontinuationofpretendingtoreadandchoosebooksthatarenotagoodfit
Basedonwhatwenoticedandthechallengesweexperienced,nextstepsandquestionstoconsiderareas
follows:
Developaquickassessmentteamfocusedaroundourreaderswhoarestillstrugglingtohelp
supportgrowthandfigureouthowwechangeourinstructiontoprovidesomethingdifferent
Howtouseourdatatoguidespecificteachingpointsforindividuals,suchashavingconversations
aroundhowtoselectgoodfitbooks
Itwasstatedthatamonthwasnotlongenoughtobuildthepassion,showdowecontinuethis
processandapproach?
HowcanwesupporttheusualsuspectsWhatdidthismonthindicateaboutwhytheywerenot
progressingorengaginginauthenticreadingopportunities?
Whatareotherdatapointswecanusetoshowprogressandgrowthapartfromrunningrecordsto
revealreadingattitudesandhabitstomeettheneedsofalllearners?