8Th Grade Reading Counts

7th Grade Reading Counts

It’s easy!!!

☼ Find a book that looks ☼ The computer keeps track of interesting to you. your record from sixth grade ☼ Look for a Reading Counts on. Be aware of this and sticker on the spine of the don’t attempt tests you’ve book. taken before. ☼ To be sure, look it up on the ☼ Finally, don’t try to take Reading Counts computer. tests over books you have not ☼ Look to make sure that it has read. You will keep a a 3.5 Reading Level (or Reading Counts Check- higher). Out/Test Log so that we can ☼ Check the book out, and take keep track of the books a test on it when you’ve you’ve checked out. If you’re finished reading it! reading something from home, ☼ In order to pass, you must you will need to let me know get 7 out of 10 correct. If and I will need you to you pass, you will earn the document it on the log as points listed on the Reading well. Counts computer. ☼ If you’re caught cheating: ☼ If you don’t pass, a box will . You will receive a zero for pop up and tell you. You the nine weeks grade. should review your wrong . Your parents will be answers, take a look back at notified and disciplinary the book, and then try it action will occur. again in the next few days. . All points earned to that ☼ You will only be able to point will be taken away. attempt a test over a book . You will only be allowed to twice, so be careful. Read take tests from that point the questions carefully and on in my room under my take your time. close supervision. ☼ You can only pass a test once ☼ Taking tests on books that – and you can only fail it have been made into movies twice. The computer will not must be approved by me allow you to take it again in and/or Mrs. Graham. either of these cases. You must read and take tests for 3 books each nine-weeks for a grade!!!

☼ Your grade will be based on your top 3 scores on tests taken for 3 different books. ☼ You must keep track of the Reading Counts tests you take by looking at your progress and your Reading Counts Check-Out/Test Log. ☼ Reading Counts points will be cut off approximately one week before the end of the nine-weeks. The date will be announced. ☼ Once you have taken and passed the required 3 tests, you may check out a book that is not Reading Counts if you want to do so. However, I will have to “o.k.” the book before you check it out (no drawing books, joke books, “kiddie” books). You cannot do this until you have passed 3 tests!!! ☼ Any tests taken beyond those 3 needed each nine weeks for your grades cannot be used toward the next nine weeks… in other words, no, your tests don’t roll over.

Now some good news for you…

☼ The Top 15 readers each nine weeks on each 7th grade team will receive a pencil and a bookmark. Their pictures will also appear in the local newspaper, the Cynthiana Democrat. ☼ The Top 15 readers for the year on each 7th grade team will be recognized at the awards program at the end of the year and their pictures will appear in the local newspaper, the Cynthiana Democrat. ☼ We are also working toward additional rewards… so stay tuned, and READ, READ, READ!!! The more points you earn passing tests, the better off you’ll be!!!