What are the key components of 100 Book Challenge?
• Students self-select fiction and nonfiction books at their developmentally appropriate independent reading levels to read at school and at home. • Teachers set a purpose for reading through daily Readers’ Workshops to connect classroom instruction to independent reading. • Students independently apply reading strategies or skills while reading for 15-30 minutes. Each 15 minutes of reading equals 1 step. • Teachers conduct one-on-one conferences with students identifying strengths and needs. • Students share application of reading strategies or skills with partners and/or entire class. • Students read at home for 15-30 minutes. • Schools host annual Reading Nights to share information about independent reading with families and to support parents in serving as their children’s “reading coaches” at home. • Schools present students with rewards for every 100 steps read (25 hours).
