Superintendents Ultimate

Grades
K-12
Readers
Award
(SURA)
August 17, 2016- April 15,
2017
MCSD Department of
Teaching and Learning

Rationale
Monroe County School District recognizes
independent reading as a critical component of a
students development.
The purpose of the SURA program is to encourage
and commend students for reading outside of the
school day. Florida Standards also call for
students to Read and comprehend complex
literary and informational texts independently
and proficiently. LAFS.K12.R.4.10

A Tale of Three Students

How does your
reading stack
up?
What can you
do to be a
better reader?
Nagy, W., and P. Herman. 1987. Breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge: Implications
for acquisition and instruction. The nature of vocabulary acquisition, ed. M. McKeown and
M.Curtiss. Hillsdale, NJ: Erbaum. pp. 19-35. http://www.jstor.org/stable/747758

Student Choice

Literature:

Classics

Stories (includes adventure stories, historical fiction, mysteries, myths,

science fiction, fantasy, realistic fiction, allegories, parodies, satire, and
graphic novels)

Dramas (includes one act and multi-act plays)

Poetry (includes narrative poems, lyrical poems, free verse poems, sonnets,
odes, ballads, and epics)
Informational Texts:

Nonfiction and Historical, Scientific and Technical Texts (includes exposition,

argument, personal essays, speeches, opinion pieces, biographies,
memoirs, journalism, essays about art or literature, and historical, scientific
or economic accounts written for a broad audience)
Award Winning Books:

Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, International Reading Association,

Pulitzer, & American Library Association Award Books

Florida Reading Association (FRA) Childrens Book Award (K-2), Sunshine

State Young Readers Award Jr. (K-2). Sunshine State Young Readers Award
(SSYRA) Grades 3-5 & 6-8, & Florida Teens Read grades 9-12. Visit the
Library Learning Commons page or click here for more info.

SURA Requirements

Reading for homework may also count as

long as it is done outside the school day.

Accountability & Documentation

Students may use the SURA
reading log or any other log
tracking minutes.
Documentation is due April 15th &
will be verified by the ELA/Reading
teacher.

Accelerated Reader Goals

Goals are differentiated by reading
ability for each student.
Determined at the beginning of each
quarter.
Goals have 2 parts;
Most important, students must maintain an
average of 85% Correct on quizzes, &
Students meet their individualized point goal
based on their reading ability.

Award & Raffle

All students who complete the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
quarter AR goals and/or complete the minimum
number of minutes outlined in the grade level
range will be presented a SURA award by the
Superintendent at a school site ceremony taking
place during the last month of the school year.
In addition, all students who earn at least 100
Accelerated Reader points and maintain an
85% average correct will have their
name entered
in a raffle for a
Kindle Fire.

Activities to Promote
Reading

Individual & group conferences or book

chats.
Provide instruction in book selection
strategies such as 5 Finger Rule,
interest inventories, or electronic book
recommendation tools.
Teacher, librarian, & peer
recommendations/ booktalks.
Visit/partner with Public library & FKCC
to promote additional resources.
Weekly D.E.A.R. time.
Literature circles.
Traditional, creative book reports ,&
dioramas.
Book clubs.
Classroom & school Reading/AR
incentives.
Book swaps &/or RIF distributions.
Participation in state reading award
programs- FRA Childrens Book Award
K-2, SSYRA 3-5, SSYRA 6-8, & Teens
Read 9-12.

Participation in Pizza Huts Book It! (K6)

Participation in school wide literacy
events such as Read-a-thon, Celebrate
Literacy Week, Million Minutes
Marathon, Read Across America Day,
poetry slams, family reading nights, &
Childrens Book Week.
Access to classroom libraries.
Content area reading.
Regular access to Library/Media
collection & Destiny catalog for print &
electronic reading material.
Destiny My Quest Social networking
Routine review of Accelerated Reader
records to monitor student reading
selections, quiz results, as well as
provide timely intervention for
students when necessary.
Use of innovative technologies to view,
create, &/or share original responses
to literature such as blogging, book
trailers, online reviews, reports, &
presentations.

Superintendents Message
https://youtu.be/XIRKCqQxneA

Happy Reading!