Real Men Read is a simple program that has a huge impact. Men read to a classroom of kindergarten, 2nd, 5th, or 7th graders for one hour each month.
All students, boys and girls are read to, but the thinking behind this program is that teacher tend to be women and the books being read tend to be geared towards girls....not on purpose....that's just how it happens. So the thought behind this program is to show young students that "real men read" too. I thought it sounded like a really cool program and mentioned it to Brent. I even cut it out of the paper and he said he might give them a call. Well, like always, our busy lives get in the way and nothing was done. A few weeks later there was another article somewhere that Brent saw and he did call! He went to an orientation and signed up. Wow!
He was assigned a school, Washington Center Elementary, and a classroom. He reads to a second grade class. He was given a packet containing three books. Each book has a set of note cards that he uses as he reads. The cards tell you how to start the story, what questions to ask before you read and when to stop during the story to ask questions.
He was a little nervous the first time. When it was over, he said it was fantastic. ALL the kids were participating and it took a little longer than it probably should have because he didn't want to leave anyone out. He said he could tell that even shy kids that don't normally raise their hands were timidly raising their hands. He got them all to talk.
He just went to read the second book this past Thursday. He has one more month, but I'm pretty sure he'll do it again next time.
I am so proud of him!
They gave him a pin to wear....he wore it ALL day!
This was the first book he read.
This is the book he just read.
This is the book he'll read in May.
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