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Independent Reading: Million Words Campaign

Independent Reading: Million Words Campaign DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS “Time spent reading books was the best predictor of a child’s growth as a reader from the second to the fifth grade.” Anderson, Wilson, and Fielding (1988) Million Words a Year Campaign

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Independent Reading: Million Words Campaign

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  1. Independent Reading: Million Words Campaign DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

  2. “Time spent reading books was the best predictor of a child’s growth as a reader from the second to the fifth grade.” Anderson, Wilson, and Fielding (1988)

  3. 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

  4. Grade-Level Goals

  5. Grade-Level Goals

  6. 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! 

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