tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10727233.post114346801578298293..comments2023-10-17T05:09:09.069-05:00Comments on <center>Lanny on Learning</center>: IntermissionLanny Arvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597426421997599777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10727233.post-1144007889623387622006-04-02T14:58:00.000-05:002006-04-02T14:58:00.000-05:00Thans for the info about how this is addressed in ...Thans for the info about how this is addressed in Henrico County. Do you know whether these type of interventions have sustained benefits for the higher grades? My own sense is that the reading habit takes root around 4th or 5th grade, if it takes root at all.Lanny Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597426421997599777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10727233.post-1143826938443371492006-03-31T11:42:00.000-06:002006-03-31T11:42:00.000-06:00Here in Richmond,VA, the Henrico County schools pl...Here in Richmond,VA, the Henrico County schools place a <B>huge</B> emphasis on reading at home. "Book-it" is the name of the program, and the number of books varies from month to month, but now it is up to 20.<BR/><BR/>Naturally, as a librarian, I read a lot with my kids, and even for us a 20-book/month requirement on top of the regular homework/piano lesson/time-to-play-because-you're-a-kid requirements was a lot for 1st grade. (We did finally work out that each chapter in a chapter book could count as one book, and that helped!)<BR/><BR/>I really appreciate this emphasis on reading outside the regular curriculum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com