Reading Counts
is Kicking Off!
Valencia Elementary School’s motivational reading program, will
officially kick-off in October. The program is designed to encourage our 2nd through
6th grade students to read at their own pace and be rewarded for their efforts.
Our PTA fully sponsors this program, which is run by Valencia’s LMRC (Library
Media Resource Center) staff and the PTA LMRC Committee.
How Reading Counts Works
Parents:
This is your introduction
packet to Reading Counts
2014-2015!
Reading Counts starts
in October or sooner.
All students and
parents must read, sign
the Reading Counts Rules
& Honer Code on pages
3 & 4 and return
Student Honor Code.
For a complete list of
Reading Counts
quizzes, please go to
the Quiz List Interactive
link located in the
LMRC Tab of the
Valencia School
website.
The Reading Counts
Prize week schedule
will be posted at a later
date.
Identify a reward level
your child can
realistically attain. If
you’re not sure, talk
with your child’s
teacher.
Valencia has over 53,000 titles in its Reading Counts database. After
Reading one of these books, the student will take a short quiz at LMRC
to verify their comprehension. Before taking a quiz the Reading Log is required
to be completed and signed by the Teachers.
The student must pass the quiz to earn points. If the student doesn’t pass, he
or she may retake the quiz up to two more times. Classroom computers also
have access to Reading Counts, so students may take quizzes in class as
teachers and time permit.
For each quiz passed, students earn points based on the point value of the
book they read. The point values of books are listed on the Quiz List
Interactive link located in the LMRC Tab of the Valencia School Website.
As students earn more points, they receive rewards when a Reading
Counts point milestone is reached. Prizes are awarded to students once per
trimester during Reading Counts Prize Week at the students’ library times.
Those who reach the top level for their grade by the deadline in May, are invited
to the Reading Counts Awards ceremony to be held in June, where they
receive recognition for their efforts.
Finding a Reading Counts Book
Reading Counts books are identified in the Valencia School Library with a
red dot on the book spine. Students can search for books by title, author
and lexile, a measurement of reading comprehension, from the Quiz List
Interactive site, which can be accessed from the LMRC as well as from
home. While all the titles listed in Quiz List Interactive are in our quiz
database, our library may not have the book in its inventory. We
encourage students to visit their local public library to seek appropriate
titles.
Guidelines to Student Success
Reading Counts is a long-term “assignment” to encourage our
students to read. It is not a competition. We recommend students
read regularly and at their own pace. We discourage students waiting
Reading Logs are
provided for your signature until the last month to try and “cram” for prizes. It rarely works and
is not fun for the student or the parent. We ask that parents and
to all students, so make
students carefully read the rules for the Reading Counts program on
sure your child uses it! It’s
a great tool to monitor
page 3 of this packet. Parents and students must also read and sign
your child’s progress!
the Reading Counts Student Honor Code before students are allowed
to participate in the program. Students who violate the Honor Code
Happy Reading!
will be held accountable for their actions.
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