Wide Reading Awards

The children of Room 12 have brought home information on our Wide Reading Awards as part of their homework. I hope that all children will attempt to improve their reading by taking part in this challenge.
Who will be the first from R12 to earn a gold award?!

WHY WIDE READING AWARDS?

The aim of these reading awards is to:

·      Recognise and reward you for the reading you do

·      Introduce you to a variety of literature/story types

·      Foster a love of reading

You can read books from the ideas in this booklet, the lists on Access-it or choose your own titles.  If you are reading your own books as part of these awards you need to show them to your teacher to make sure they are suitable.  ALL books read, no matter where from, need to be at an appropriate level for YOUR reading ability.

Genres used in these awards are:

·      Short Stories

·      New Zealand Authors

·      Classics and Modern Classics

·      Fantasy and Science Fiction

·      Historical

·      War Stories

·      Non-fiction and Biography

·      Adventure and Mystery

HINT:

To find lists on Access-it at home visit school webpage (www.stmartins.school.nz), go to learning, then library and click on visit library website.  On the left side, under search, you will find a reading lists option; the wide reading lists are here.  You can also reserve titles, posts reviews etc here.

AWARD LEVELS

BRONZE wide reading award

1 book from 4 genres (see list)

TOTAL  =  4 books

                                           Keep reading for your ……..

SILVER wide reading award

1 book from 6 genres (see list)

Can include titles from your BRONZE award

TOTAL = 6 books

                                           Keep reading for your ……..

GOLD wide reading award

1 book from all 8 genres (see list)

Can include titles from your SILVER award

                                           ---- appear on our “Wall of Fame”

+ prize