Kendra Jones
T O P I C :
Quiet Time Is Reading Time
Kendra Poses the Question. . . .
September 14, 2007
What can be done to keep the students quiet during quiet time, ie: reading time?
Sabrina Schaefer answers....
September 24, 2007
Kendra,
One thing we do in our class if they are doing something they are supposed to do is give them a stamp in their agendas. The agendas are supposed to be signed by the parents every week, so the parent will see that their child is getting rewarded. If they do not do what they are supposed to do, they get a warning of some kind in their agendas. One thing that I have noticed is that when I start to walk around and give out stamps, more students try to do what they are supposed to so that they can also get a stamp. Some times I have even pointed those students out, and they seemed to like the recognition of doing something well, and I can see that others have started to try harder.
Jessica Skordal answers. . . .
September 25, 2007
During our seminar we have something called SSR. This is sustained silent reading time and it includes 15 minutes of silent reading. This can often be a difficult time for me also. I've found that the students find this time to be pointless and this makes them disruptive. For me, I try to somehow make this time relevant to the students. At the beginning of seminar, I spend some time talking to the students about a specific subject matter that deals with a current event. After a few minutes of talking, I provide the students with reading the directly relates to the topic that we spoke about. The students have really seemed to respond well to it. They seem to be more interested and the reading time goes a lot smoother. Just a suggestion!
James Caldwell answers. . . .
September 27, 2007
Just quiz them over what they read. If it is DEAR time, then just have them write about what they read.
Sarah White answers. . . .
October 13, 2007
Something that our school has done is that everyone, teachers included, must read during RED time (reading time). It models the behavior we want to see in our students. We sit at the front of the class facing the students while we are reading. What I have been doing is that I look up every few minutes, and if there are any students that are not reading, I remind them that only reading is allowed during RED time. This usually gets them back to their reading. If it continues, then I write a discipline report for not cooperating. If talking is going on during other times of the day, see my response to Jamie Dale's question.
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