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program,” Hogan maintained.
Bloomer announced that the reading consultant had also stressed that parents read at least a half hour per day to their child and have the child read to them for the same amount of time. “This will help to emphasize and reinforce (the lessons learned in summer school),” he said. “What the child reads is not important as the time they spend,” Bloomer added.
Teachers need to encourage the children themselves to read at home, maintained School Board chairman Beverly Massie. "There might be children in the program whose parents aren’t able to give them this support...They (the parents) might not be able to read” she noted.
In summer school class, current plans are to give students two hours of intensive reading instruction separated by an hour of something "not as strongly academic,” according to Hogan. This could be an extension of the reading instruction, such as language arts, or a block in humanities, with art and music. In addition, Hogan noted, students would also take a 15-minute break between the two hours of intensive reading lessons.
“I'd personally like to see some efforts made in phonics or spelling, commented Board member Alan Stokes.
“Or even conversation,” Mrs. Massie added, suggesting that the students communicate ideas on what they’ve read.
Hogan said he would like to incorporate “some sort of written exercise for every student, every day.”
“How about assigning homework?” asked Stokes. Hogan responded that the requirement for an hour of
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