Dear Fifth-Grade Parents,

We all know that reading is one of the most important skills a child needs to develop to become a successful adult.  This year, one way in which we will be developing our reading skills will be using computerized quizzes to check for comprehension.  Each month, your child will be required to read at least one book and take a quiz on that book. 

We will be using two different databases for our booklists. 

1.      Reading Counts:  Your child may pick a book from our own CTK library Reading Counts list and take a quiz here at school. 

2.      Book Adventure:  Your child may pick a book from a website called Book Adventure (www.bookadventure.com).   Book Adventure was developed by the Sylvan Learning Foundation and is made available at no cost.  Book Adventure has a book list of over 7,000 books.  Students choose a book to read and then log onto the website to take a quiz.  Students are awarded points based on the number of questions they answer correctly and earn prizes that Book Adventure partners have provided to celebrate your child’s reading success.

We will be discussing these two options with the students and we will be registering them for Book Adventure in our computer lab.  Once we register the students here at school, you may help them register for home play where you will be able to access his or her home play data on-line and approve the redemption of prizes for points earned during home play.

No matter which database your child chooses a book from, we will be requiring a form to be signed by both a parent and also the person who watches them taking the quizzes (a parent or teacher) to verify that the child has indeed read the book and that he or she has taken the quiz by themselves.

If you have any questions about any of this, please e-mail us or call us at school.  Thanks for your support in helping your child succeed in the world of books!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Sestak