- Academics
Stephanie Bloom, Head of Middle School
Dear Middle School Families,
Among game nights, fun in the snow and quiet moments with family, mid-winter break gave me the chance to think about the learning quests stretching across Bernard Zell’s academic divisions. No matter the grade or age, building life-long readers is a journey that we take seriously at Bernard Zell. Read alouds and shared readings are best practices planted and grown from nursery through eighth-grade. Part of growing and nurturing our readers is providing them the opportunity to practice reading.
Richard Allington, the author of What Really Matters for Struggling Readers encourages teachers and parents to hone in on three important principles for building lifelong readers:
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Children need to read a great deal to become proficient readers.
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Children need access to books.
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Children need to develop fluent reading to become proficient readers.