The power of reading for pleasure has long been a focus at MLMC. This semester we clicked ‘refresh’ on our reading for pleasure practices for Years 7-9. ‘Reading 4 Me’, formally known as ‘Sustained Silent Reading’ (SSR), has a few new features. Students will notice a classroom library and a wider range of texts to select from. Students will be encouraged, as always, to develop their appetite for reading by talking about their book choices to their peers, teachers and family members.
Reading 4 Me practices include a number of features aimed to empower and encourage our students to embrace this opportunity to grow their literacy skills. Student expectations are simple — choose your own book, of any genre, and have it with you to read at the allocated time in class. Teachers will also be modelling these practices while creating an environment to read in silence as well as time to share. In addition, students will be surveyed every few weeks, to help us to gain a deeper understanding of their reading habits.
Reading is the one gift that reaps endless and real rewards for children in adulthood, so we ask parents to stay tuned in to their child's reading habits and model reading for pleasure as an anywhere, anytime experience.
Attached below is the poster that is up in the classrooms.
