Reading Research

Ms. Wood and I are attending American International College to obtain our CAGS (Certificate of Advanced Studies) and to become certified Reading Specialists. It is a fascinating program, and I will periodically share research or ideas with you that I learned about in class. This is some very interesting research from Richard Allington, a professor of reading education at the University of Tennessee.

-Students who are already reading on grade level need to read just-right texts for two hours a day simply to maintain grade level.

-Students who are reading below grade level need an additional 30 minutes a day of just-right reading to increase their reading by one year. So if they are two years below grade level, they need to increase their just-right reading by one hour a day.

In class, we are determining your child's just-right reading level by administering the BAS test, which will assign a reading letter level to your child. Then it is all about creating a time each day for us to read at least 30 minutes with that perfect fit text.