Not sure what the Common Core is all about? The following link provides an explanation of the new Common Core standards and also provides links to the standards students and parents can expect to see being covered in class.
www.corestandards.org
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
26 Reasons to Read!
"I hate reading!" "Reading is so boring!" "Ugh, why do we have to read so much?" "There are too many other things I would rather do besides read a book!"
Sound familiar? Then read on to find out why reading is such an important life-long skill and to learn about some startling statistics and facts about reading!
I've also included several links to popular books for teens/young adults!
http://www.brevardcounty.us/docs/Files/26reasontoread.pdf
http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/creating-readers/creating-reading-culture/engaging-teens-reading
http://www.scholastic.com/readeveryday/facts.htm
http://raisingbookworms.com/resources/reading-and-literacy-statistics/
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/teenagers-and-reading.htm
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels
http://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/teen
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