Issaquah Valley Elementary Eager Reader Program 2011-2012

Eager Reader is a PTA sponsored program that rewards and reinforces reading. It is a 27 week voluntary program designed to improve students’ reading skills and to develop a love of reading. Most teachers require a minimum amount of reading each night and this program offers incentives and reinforcement for that reading.

Here is how the program works:

• The program begins October 3 – you will use the Eager Reader tally form to record minutes read each day (outside of class time).

• You can use the same tally form for the entire year (the ER committee will track cumulative minutes read).

• The students will shade in the box on the tally sheet for every 5 minutes read (including minutes read to your future readers).

• Students will turn in their tally form to their classroom teacher on the assigned due dates (about every 4 weeks). Tally forms must be signed by a parent/guardian.

• Students will receive a prize based on the total minutes read.

• All prizes (*except book awards) will be attached to the tally form and returned to the student via their teacher.

• Students who earn books will pick out their book during lunch on the assigned book award days.

• Minutes read are accumulated throughout the year, so prizes can always be earned.

• Make sure to turn in the tally on each due date – even if your student has not read enough to earn the listed prize, they will still be rewarded with a sticker! If you are unable to turn in the form on the due date, please keep your form, continue recording the minutes and hand it in at the next tally form due date.

• The student with the highest minutes read per grade level will receive a Barnes and Noble gift card at the end of the program.

Reading goals for the program:

Prize Level	Tally form due	K/1st grade Minutes read	2nd/3rd grade Minutes read	4th/5thgrade Minutes read	Prize
		20 minutes/day 6 days/week	25 minutes/day 6 days/week	30 minutes/day 6 days/week
1st	Nov 3	480	600	720	Ben & Jerry’s Kids Cone Certificate
2nd	Dec 8	960	1200	1440	Book* (during lunch Dec 13)
3rd	Jan 5	1440	1800	2160	Castle Ice Arena Pass
4th	Feb 2	1920	2400	2880	Book* (during lunch Feb 7)
5th	Mar 8	2400	3000	3600	Red Robin Certificate
6th	Apr 5	2880	3600	4320	Book* (during lunch Apr 17)

I am happy to answer any questions you have about this program – we want it to be fun and accessible for all of our IVE students.

Leigh Meier

Eager Reader Committee Chair

leighmeier@hotmail.com

Sponsored by the Issaquah Valley Elementary PTA