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SSR (Silent Sustained Reading). What is it?. Reading for a designated period of time with a book you choose. Why does it matter?. The more you read, the better you get!. Lexile and SSR. Your Lexile score indicates what grade level you are reading on.
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What is it? • Reading for a designated period of time with a book you choose.
Why does it matter? • The more you read, the better you get!
Lexile and SSR • Your Lexile score indicates what grade level you are reading on. • Lexile and Grade Conversion chart
Quotes from current sophomores… • “Make sure you read it otherwise you’re going to have to work harder” Michelle Villanueva • “It’s actually really cool when you find a book you like” Kelly Zheng
What do you do? • 3 times a week we start class by silently reading our SSR book for 15 minutes. • Immediately after, we write for 5 minutes about what we read by choosing 1 out of 7 reading strategies. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMEBBwO6J8
Quotations from your teachers… “The only way to become a better reader is….to READ!” – Ms. Senter “Smart people read books.” – Ms. Buckler “Get your SSR on!! It’s cool. ” – Ms. Gambardella “If you don’t know what a muggle is, clearly you never SSR’d” –Ms. Mikel
Post-SSR Options • Get out your sheet!