Department of Special Programs, PreK-12
100 Book Challenge
What is 100 Book Challenge?
100 Book Challenge is a research-based system that connects independent reading practice to local, state, and national standards. Students from 28 BCPS elementary schools in kindergarten through Grade 5 participate in the program. It combines access to great books, a leveling system, reading at school, reading at home, accountability, and on-going professional development to involve the entire school community in achieving measurable results in raising reading test scores.
What are the key components of 100 Book Challenge?
- Students self-select fiction and nonfiction books at their developmentally appropriate independent reading levels to read at school and at home.
- Teachers set a purpose for reading through daily Readers’ Workshops to connect classroom instruction to independent reading.
- Students independently apply reading strategies or skills while reading for 15-30 minutes. Each 15 minutes of reading equals 1 step.
- Teachers conduct one-on-one conferences with students identifying strengths and needs.
- Students share application of reading strategies or skills with partners and/or entire class.
- Students read at home for 15-30 minutes.
- Schools host annual Reading Nights to share information about independent reading with families and to support parents in serving as their children’s “reading coaches” at home.
- Schools present students with rewards for every 100 steps read (25 hours).
Parents
| Contact Information: | |
| Nancy Baumann Resource Teacher nbaumann@bcps.org 410-887-2249 ext. 308 fax: 410-887-2613 |
Laura Mossa Resource Teacher lmossa@bcps.org 410-887-2249 ext. 306 fax: 410-887-2613 |
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Sonja M. Karwacki
Executive Director, Department of Special Programs, PreK-12
410-887-2280