READ*READ*READ
Reading 20 minutes a day
is very important!
Reading 20 minutes a day
is very important!
In my class, students work daily on comprehension and fluency. Each week we begin with a cold read on a passage that is slightly above their current DRA reading level. A cold read is a 1 minute timed read on a passage that they have never interacted with. Following a cold read, the students graph their WPM (words per minute) read. Throughout the week we close read, do word work, vocabulary and read the passage multiple times. At the end of the week we do a hot read, again timing it for 1 minute to check our progress. Finally we graph the results!