This year our school is piloting a MyON reading program that has an app even for the iPad! Similar to Accelerated Reader, students can complete a quiz after they have finished a book.
The great thing that my students like about this program, is that they have a whole digital library at their fingertips with a wide variety of genres! Students take a benchmark test and interest survey when they begin the program, it then recommends books for them based on their lexile and interests. Today, I observed a student reading a graphic novel about Zombies explaining Force and Motion! This was something that really grabbed his attention.
For teachers, it even allows you to pull reports where you can easily identify the improvements your students are making or if they are choosing to read books that are vacation (below their level) or future (too advanced for now).
Yes, this can even be incorporated into the Reading Workshop! Students can use digital post-its if you want them to multitask between applications or you can even have them keep a log in their reading life notebooks. As we are just being introduced to reader's workshop this year, I prefer my students to jot their notes down via notebook until they can properly express their thinking.
Parents.... ask your students what they are reading...have a great discussion!
Thanks to Ms. G, a 4th grade teacher, who shared her poster where I was able to grab inspiration from.
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