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Monday, July 28, 2014

Welcome to Week 5 of Raz-Kids Summer Reading!

Way to go!  27 students in Mansfield met the Summer Raz Challenge!  4 students met the challenge for both weeks!
  
Tip of the Week:  Be sure that students know they can use the ‘Back’ button to listen to pages of a book again. They can also use the ‘Pause’ and ‘Play’ buttons to stop and start the narration.

Thanks for all of your support in keeping your child/children reading throughout the summer!

Did you get to read something yet?  Don’t forget to take some time for you too!
Karen LeFevre

Monday, July 21, 2014

Welcome to Week 4 of Raz-Kids Summer Reading!


I am so impressed each week with the number of students that are taking part in Raz-Kids Summer Reading!  Several students even met the CHALLENGE I put out but I think even more can do it so...the CHALLENGE has been extended to this week as well!  Make sure your child reads the message from me when they get on to Raz-Kids this week! 

Tip of the Week:  Raz-Kids offers a wonderful opportunity for your child to listen to and read stories on his/her own but nothing replaces YOU READING TO YOUR CHILD!  Squeeze in some time each week to curl up with your child and read TOGETHER!

Don’t forget:
·        To encourage your child to listen to the Raz book first, then read it on his/her own and finally take the quiz on it.  Your child will be most successful this way and use her/her time efficiently.
·        To make sure your child is pressing the ‘HOME’ button after he/she reads, listens to or takes a quiz on a story so that they get the checkmarks they have earned.
·        Raz-Kids www.raz-kids.com can be reached from any computer with internet access!  Feel free to connect at the library, Mansfield Community Center, etc.

Enjoy summer and be sure to take some time to read a book yourself! :)
Karen LeFevre

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Welcome to Week 3 of Raz-Kids Summer Reading!


Were you able to take the time to listen and watch your child use Raz-Kids last week?  If not, I really encourage you to do so and see what it is they love about it so much!

Raz-Kids can be reached from any computer with internet access!  Feel free to connect at the library, Mansfield Community Center, etc.!

Tip of the Week: Did you know that students’ reading comprehension can only be as strong as their listening comprehension?  Make sure you child is listening to the stories as well as reading them!  The quiz should only be taken after both of these things have been done in order to be most successful and efficient.

Don’t forget that all books read on Raz-Kids are eligible for the Mansfield Library’s Summer Program as well! 


Enjoy summer and be sure to take some time to read a book yourself! :)
Karen LeFev
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Welcome to Week 2 of Raz-Kids Summer Reading!


I am so impressed with how many children logged on this week!  Try to have your child log in at least 3 times each week and read for 20 minutes each time.  www.raz-kids.com  
Encourage your child to listen to a story and then read the story out loud before taking the quiz. He/she will have the most success that way.  (I do not have the Record option selected for the summer to have the children send recordings to me.)

Tip of the Week: Take a day this week to sit with your child as he/she using Raz-Kids so that you can see how the program works and if your child is using it correctly.  Encourage them to visit the Raz-Rocket only after they have read for at least 20 minutes to reward themselves.

Don’t forget that all books read on Raz-Kids are eligible to be on the Mansfield Library’s Summer Program as well!
           
Enjoy summer and be sure to take some time to read a book yourself! :)
Karen LeFevre
summerraz@mansfieldct.org