Independent Reading: Million Words Campaign

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Independent Reading Million Words Campaign

• DENVER PUBLIC
• SCHOOLS

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• Time spent reading books was the best predictor
  of a childs growth as a reader from the second
  to the fifth grade.
• Anderson, Wilson, and Fielding (1988)

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Million Words a Year Campaign

• To help students develop the habits of good
  readers
• To create excitement about reading every day
• To support students in becoming more proficient
  readers

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Grade-Level Goals
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Grade-Level Goals
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Million Words Campaign

• Choose a theme.
• Decide how to display individual student or
  classroom progress.
• Think about how to include the school librarian,
  the home, and the library.
• Determine incremental celebrations.
• Plan a big schoolwide celebration when the goal
  is met!