For Students Entering Second Grade - Fall 2011
During the summer following first grade, the second grade teachers
would like the boys to read for pleasure to practice the comprehension
and decoding strategies and skills that they have learned. Summer
reading should be fun and, at the same time, an extension of reading in
school. The boys have some experience in choosing books appropriate to
their own levels. They may choose to read additional books by authors
enjoyed in and out of school. They may choose books that are appealing
based on topic, title, illustrations, a “picture walk,” or
recommendations by friends and family.*
We are asking boys entering
second grade to read approximately 15-20 minutes at least three or four
days each week, which is the equivalent to homework requirements
beginning in September. They should try to include as many different
genres as possible in their reading: fiction, nonfiction, poetry,
biographies, folktales and fairy tales, magazines, comic books, and any
others they wish to read!
We are including a reading log calendar set on
which to record minutes read. Please help your son fill in his reading
minutes as the summer progresses, rather than at the last minute! This
calendar set should be given to your son’s second grade teacher on the
first day of school in September. In addition, each boy should bring in a
favorite book read over the summer for a project to be done in school
on the first day back! HAPPY READING!!!
Sincerely,
The Second Grade Teachers
*We did not include a specific reading list or forms to fill out.
If you need help with suggestions, please let us know. Local libraries
also have great age appropriate bibliographies and motivational reading
programs.