Why I Read video

Why is our lesson today about reading?

• Because it's Friday...FriYAY

• Because it's Read Across America celebration

• Because it's a Reading class

• Because it's February, the month of read alouds

In the video, what is one of the "new, bigger" words a girl really likes "for some reason"?

• discombobulate

• lollygag

• gigantic

• absurd

One girl says that she hated reading until she later discovered...?

• "that teachers like kids who read."

• "words have power to control people."

• "books really smell interesting."

• "that book just wasn't for me."

One girl states, "When I read for FUN, there's no...?

• guilt."

• pressure."

• requirement."

• choice."

What does a boy in the video eat a lot of to balance the fact that he reads in the car [and might be straining his eyes]?

• cheese

• oatmeal

• turnips

• carrots

What do Lydia's friends call it when she is reading and cannot be interrupted?

• reading mode

• sicko mode

• netflix mode

• game mode

Did reading for fun change those kids' ideas about books and reading?

• YES

• no

One student says that he knew he could do ________ after reading. What was that?

• shark week

• school

• life

• college