Practice Random Acts of Reading

The school year is now imminent. Inside the walls of MHS the floors are shiny clean, the chalk/whiteboard trays are dust-free, desks are neatly organized, and staff has been in-serviced. On Monday morning, some 800 students will grace the halls again, ready to kick-off another year of algebraic equations, parlez vous-ing francais, batting birdies in a badminton game, and reading "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Aaaah reading . . . the purpose of this post. We were told at one of our in-service meetings that our students are lagging a little behind in the PSSA reading scores, and with the NCLB bar being raised this school year, we need to rise to the challenge. How you ask? Well . . . all teachers are going to put major emphasis on reading skills and activities. Boy am I glad I attended a Governor’s Institute this July on READING, writing, speaking, and listening—aka RWSL—an intense week learning numerous reading strategies. I’m ready for the challenge!!!

So the theme for my classroom this year is “Practice Random Acts of Reading.” And this blog is just a little piece of that. Notice the subheading above . . . “everyone is a reader—everyone is a writer.” Oh, students of mine, and anyone else who cares to join in, be ready to embrace, to learn, to practice, to refine, to continue or to find a love of reading. “It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.” ~ Lord Henry P. Brougham

Here’s a random reading act for today. . .

What is a Parable? -- a short narrative that illustrates a moral, philosophical or spiritual lesson.

Read this one and feel free to comment.

Parable of the Pencil

Have an extraordinary school year!!