The Independent Reading Pies are designed to encourage students to read, actively and for pleasure, outside of class.

• Students choose a book or article and read it, slice by slice, earning credit by passing a quick exam on each section.
• The questions are always the same and the joy of reading is not disrupted by a book report.*
• For Fifth Grade’s Summer 2011 readings we’ll have one exam on the entire book, choosing three quotations, characters, or place names for students to discuss.

* Not that independent reading titles will never be the subject of book reports, but we want students reading so many books that–though they couldn’t possible write about each one– they can find time for a brief discussion.