Reading Logs

sunsplashh · **Reading Logs** 10-30-2009, 09:12 PM

For those teachers who have their students complete reading logs at home, how do you grade them and/or hold the students accountable for them?

Thanks!

1956BD · **Parents initial them each night** 10-31-2009, 12:52 AM

I check them each morning. If they read I give them some encouragement. If they did not read I write "oops" on their log plus the date. Then at the end of the month I have Lunch Bunch for all the students who read daily. We eat in our classroom and watch a short fun film like Reading Rainbow. Also, if they did not read they have to pull a homework strip which usually eliminates them from weekly rewards, especially if they miss more then one night of reading.

76lake · **1956bd...** 10-31-2009, 04:02 AM

I love your idea! I'm having problems with the same 3-4 students not filling out their reading logs even though I check them at least twice a week. Just one question - what are homework strips?

occupationtra · 10:40 AM

weekly and students are required to have 120 minutes each week. Parents sign it. I keep a spreadsheet on Excel of minutes each student reads. It makes it easy to see who hasn't turned in a reading log. Periodically I announce my top readers. Each quarter, I total up the minutes and the top three readers get a gift certificate for a book at either our book fair or scholastic. Students like hearing how many minutes they've read and they like to compete with each other for the most minutes. I post winners on my website, too.

Oh, and if they don't turn in their reading log or it's not signed on the due date, they pull a card for missing homework. (It's my discipline system) this can affect their Friday Free Time.

1956BD · **Each student has a pocket with their** 10-31-2009, 10:49 AM

class number on it posted on the wall chart. If they do not do their homework or misbehave they pull a strip of paper to place in their pocket for the day. Each offense is represented by a different color. At the end of the day I record all strips pulled so the parents know what kind of day their child had at school. Then I remove all strips from the pockets. If the child pulled no strips I highlight the day in pink for "being in the pink". This means they had a great day. I record their daily behavior while the children are writing down their homework and getting packed to go home. I record missing homework in the morning while checking homework at each desk while they read silently.

lbarrett · **Reading Logs turned in on Fridays** 11-01-2009, 08:11 AM

My students are required to turn their reading logs in each Friday morning for me to check. If they have them completed, they visit the treat box and get $100 Barrett Bucks for their classroom economy account. If they do not have them or they are not compelted, they have quiet lunch that day and have to fill out a missing assignment form just as if a homework assignment was not turned in on time. Works for me!

petlover · **Reading Log Homework** 11-07-2009, 04:11 AM

I have a reading Log that goes home on Monday - assignment: read 20 minutes a night (total = 100 minutes for the week). The Reading Logs are due on Monday. I just take one Homework Grade for turning this in (HW is worth 3 points in my grade book).
If they forget to turn it in on Monday - they miss 5 minutes of recess (to think about not forgetting their homework). They can turn it in on Tuesday for full credit (all 3 points). After Tuesday it is ZERO points in my grade book.
I also note in their Assignment Notebook that Reading Log homework was NOT turned in. So that when parents sign the Assignmetn Notebook, they see that a Homework Assignment was missing.
Also, we use Skyward for our Grade Book. This an Internet Based Gradebook that parents can access anytime and see all assignments & grades their children have. So, I also make a note in my Gradebook (which parents can read) that says "Reading Log not tunred in - zero points!"