(Reminder: Check out our old post about pacing AR to find out more about what the middle school expectations are and how to use a pacing bookmark!)
The biggest struggles that ELA teachers hear from students are that they either “don’t have time to read” or don’t know how to read for AR and read the assigned class novel at the same time.
While we teachers never want students to be overwhelmed or dislike reading, the reality is that heavy reading is in most of their academic futures; for example, a typical high school or college student might balance several fiction, class textbook, and/or article texts every week, if not nightly. For many people, the struggle to find time for reading doesn’t get easier. Therefore, ELA teachers would rather help students learn strategies NOW to help balance reading, homework, and life.
