Reading widely, consistently, and extensively has proven benefits in building background knowledge, vocabulary and word identification, reading comprehension, and overall academic success. Our scholars should be reading a variety of texts every day.  

 

By reading widely, we not only enrich our minds but also enhance our ability to engage with and understand the world around us. As a busy professional it is often difficult for me to focus on sustained reading.  I have taken the approach to take a few moments each day to randomly select a book and flip to an unread chapter. I am currently reading the  “Harvard Business Review (HBR) Guide to Thinking Strategically”. 

 

The chapter that I read from today focuses on how to execute strategy.  What this chapter reinforced for me was the need to be clear about what the strategy is and what it takes to succeed - and to communicate it so that everyone in the organization understands what they should be doing. One strategy to increase our literacy performance in the district is for scholars to read widely, consistently, and extensively.  My message to you today is that either as a teacher or someone who supports teaching you should be actively working to support scholars in wide reading.  

 

Reach out to me to let me know how you are supporting scholars in wide reading!