Parent Reading Resources
Research states that , “ the most accurate predictor of a student ’ s achievement in school is not income or social status but the extent to which a student ’ s family creates a home environment that encourages learning , expresses high ( but not unrealistic ) expectations for their children ’ s achievement and future careers , and a family that becomes involved in their children ’ s education at school and in the community .”
We look forward to partnering with you to extend learning past the walls of a brick and mortar building and into your homes and daily lives . Rowan-Salisbury Schools is excited to provide several resources to our parents and caregivers so you can partner with us to build literacy skills with your students .
Extended Learning
We have partnered with :
• Ready Rosie
• Achieve 3000 and Smarty Ants
• Discovery Education to provide learning that extends beyond your child ’ s typical school day .
Ready Rosie is a free resource for all parents and caregivers in Rowan County . To sign up for this free resource , go to https :// readyrosie . com / register /.
Once you have signed up , you will receive three text messages per week with a short 1 to 2-minute video demonstrating a literacy skill that you can practice with your child at home . The videos are quick , exciting and presented in a way that the students will think it is all about play !
If you have a child between the ages of birth to third grade , or know a friend or neighbor that has children in this age range , be sure to share how to sign up for Ready Rosie .
Achieve3000 and Smarty Ants are district wide resources available to all students in grades K-12 .
Smarty Ants provides our kindergarten through second grade students with additional support with the basic early literacy skill of phonics .
Achieve 3000 supports our third through twelfth grade students with developing critical thinking skills , close reading , writing and how to comprehend nonfiction text .
Students have access to both of these resources outside of the school day .
Student and School Award Recognitions
Research shows that if students read at least 40 Achieve3000 articles ,
with a 75 % or higher accuracy rate , they will make significant growth in their Lexile ( reading ) score . We encourage you to ask your students how many articles they have read , what they are reading about and to share an interesting fact about something they have learned from Achieve3000 . As students reach the benchmarks of 40 articles read , 80 articles read and 120 articles read , they will receive a bracelet to celebrate their accomplishments ! In addition , we will be awarding the top elementary , middle and high school a banner each month to celebrate the top “ Achieving ” school . Will your child ’ s school be next month ’ s winner ?
Discovery Education
Discovery Education provides our students with online tech books . The students are able to access these resources at home via their Discovery Ed login , which keeps their text right at their fingertips . The techbook is standards based with content that is relevant and dynamic for students , too . Students can also use their favorite reading strategy such as annotating , to access the text virtually .
LiveBinder
We are excited to launch the RSS Parent Resource LiveBinder . This LiveBinder is designed to support our parents and caregivers as you help build literacy skills with your children . To locate our Parent
Resource LiveBinder go to :
1 . www . rss . k12 . nc . us , which will take you to our homepage .
2 . Scroll down to the link that says Click here for RSS Parent Resources . This link will take you to the Parent Resource Literacy LiveBinder .
You will see a wealth of resources to support you and your children with literacy .
If you would like to view a quick parent tutorial , for how to navigate to the LiveBinder , please go to click the flyer located on our homepage . The Parent Resource LiveBinder will be updated frequently so be sure to visit often .
Parents and caregivers are an integral part of the success of every child in Rowan County . As partners in your child ’ s journey , we encourage you to read with your students , ask them about their day , let them see you reading and encourage them to share their favorite book with you . We are excited to provide these resources for our parents and students as we partner together to provide an Extraordinary Education Every Day .
8 • January / February 2017 • Parent Teacher Magazine