One of my 6th grade students created a survey back in January to find out the reading preferences of people after a Data Science Math activity we did in class. He put together the following slideshow (click here to open it in a new tab): If you want to leave a comment on the last …
Tag: reading
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Jan 13
Student Reading Preference Survey
In Math class we were looking at some 2019 data about reading preference of adults with regards to print book, ebooks, and audio books. One of my 6th graders is curious if that has changed and wants to collect some of his own data. Can you please take a few seconds to answer his nine-question …
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Aug 25
The End of Summer
As summer comes to an end with one more week to go before we come back together to prepare for the first week of school, which starts the day after Labor Day, I thought I’d reflect on all the great things that I’ve done. I am grateful that this summer was so much better than …
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Sep 09
Gaming vs Reading
Struggling with Reading Back in May of 2012, I wrote a blog post sharing my struggles with reading. Although I read and read well and always did well in school, I don’t read much. Reading is often very tedious for me so it’s easier to read snippets or short passages, which is why I start …
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Mar 06
Read This (About Readicide!)
I came across this great publication called Reversing Readicide. It’s a must read for educators who see their students turned off to reading. It’s also a must read for parents who are noticing their children getting turned off to reading. The article lists four factors that cause readicide in our students and gives ideas to …
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